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St. Helens road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1979, and 992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,137 collisions in St. Helens.

Collisions in 1979
721
Casualties in 1979
992
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1979

2.2% of collisions in St. Helens in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious17424%
  • Slight53174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious21522%
  • Slight76077%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 721.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025244301
2024237292
2023224299
2022237290
2021216262
2020196235
2019229285
2018238331
2017236307
2016279389
2015317465
2014308438
2013340474
2012339510
2011360501
2010327479
2009348505
2008430623
2007467702
2006545821
2005542830
2004555796
2003562799
2002563782
2001632951
20008111,185
19998401,303
19988021,139
19978091,212
19967791,163
19957251,049
19948291,209
19937551,070
19927601,058
19917371,071
19907751,111
19898001,124
1988650909
1987660896
1986679859
1985647850
1984670859
1983641793
1982688899
1981656855
1980732970
1979721992

When and where crashes happen in St. Helens in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9%)
  • February51 (7.1%)
  • March49 (6.8%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May61 (8.5%)
  • June52 (7.2%)
  • July53 (7.4%)
  • August55 (7.6%)
  • September65 (9%)
  • October68 (9.4%)
  • November89 (12%)
  • December64 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds529 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (57%)
  • Wet or damp254 (35%)
  • Frost or ice39 (5.4%)
  • Snow19 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph593 (82%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (40%)
  • Pedestrian214 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1081 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20228 (23%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35161 (16%)
  • 36 to 45107 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (46%)
  • Passenger325 (33%)
  • Pedestrian214 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (62%)
  • Motorcycle205 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach54 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in St. Helens

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How St. Helens ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 108th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1979

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1979: 66, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586684212
2ndA5705875215
3rdA572464909
4thA58040105313
5thA571303407
6thB5204232508
7thA57222605
8thA599213416
9thB5413203205
10thA49172205
11thB5201122913
12thM62121513
13thB5203111303
14thB520551002
15thA50803602
16thA5683300
17thA5733501
18thB52073500
19thB52093300
20thM62200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1979

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1979: 392.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1979

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1979: 202.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years