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St. Helens road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1981, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (732), and casualties fell from 970.

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

Collisions in 1981
656
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
855
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1981

2.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13521%
  • Slight50677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious15818%
  • Slight68280%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 656, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.5%)
  • February51 (7.8%)
  • March64 (9.8%)
  • April49 (7.5%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June40 (6.1%)
  • July59 (9%)
  • August59 (9%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October77 (12%)
  • November58 (8.8%)
  • December42 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit200 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (59%)
  • Wet or damp232 (35%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph535 (82%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph58 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (42%)
  • Pedestrian201 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (20%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (26%)
  • 21 to 25121 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (14%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (50%)
  • Passenger225 (26%)
  • Pedestrian201 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (64%)
  • Motorcycle175 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in St. Helens

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How St. Helens ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 123rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1981

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1981: 54, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585479010
2ndA5724352010
3rdA5703852210
4thA580346646
5thA571323905
6thA57263816
7thA49182905
8thB5413182005
9thA599172206
10thB5201111901
11thB5204111903
12thB5203101111
13thM66801
14thM626813
15thB52074401
16thA5692200
17thB52052200
18thB52092311
19thA50591300
20thA50801200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1981

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1981: 324.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1981

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1981: 166.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years