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St. Helens road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1980, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (721), and casualties fell from 992.

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

Collisions in 1980
732
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
970
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
27
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1980

3.7% of collisions in St. Helens in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.7%
  • Serious15621%
  • Slight54975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293%
  • Serious19720%
  • Slight74477%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 732, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday143 (20%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.2%)
  • February51 (7%)
  • March71 (9.7%)
  • April56 (7.7%)
  • May66 (9%)
  • June63 (8.6%)
  • July55 (7.5%)
  • August55 (7.5%)
  • September74 (10%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November58 (7.9%)
  • December58 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (61%)
  • Wet or damp266 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph603 (82%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph53 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (22%)
  • Pedestrian208 (21%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1083 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20235 (24%)
  • 21 to 25132 (14%)
  • 26 to 35156 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (7%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (52%)
  • Passenger254 (26%)
  • Pedestrian208 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (61%)
  • Motorcycle220 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 108th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1980

The A570 and A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1980, with 57 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570577129
2ndA585793413
3rdA5723748210
4thA580345125
5thA571243216
6thA57223722
7thA49182303
8thB5413183105
9thA599142005
10thB5203131806
11thB5204131933
12thB52017902
13thB52056811
14thB52096603
15thM625511
16thB52074602
17thA50593300
18thB5723302
19thM63300
20thA50802211

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1980

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1980: 393.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1980

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1980: 200.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1980, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years