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St. Helens road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1982, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (656), and casualties rose from 855.

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

Collisions in 1982
688
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
899
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1982

2.5% of collisions in St. Helens in 1982 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious12418%
  • Slight54780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious15717%
  • Slight72481%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 688, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday136 (20%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.3%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March75 (11%)
  • April48 (7%)
  • May43 (6.3%)
  • June57 (8.3%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October56 (8.1%)
  • November65 (9.4%)
  • December68 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (61%)
  • Wet or damp241 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph541 (79%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph61 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph65 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (46%)
  • Pedestrian219 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1077 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20201 (22%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (15%)
  • 36 to 4589 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (49%)
  • Passenger243 (27%)
  • Pedestrian219 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (67%)
  • Motorcycle130 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 115th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1982

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1982: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570587216
2ndA58465505
3rdA572456324
4thA580285328
5thA571253708
6thB5204253709
7thA57222802
8thA49192405
9thB5203132512
10thM62132005
11thA599121313
12thB5201111502
13thM6112224
14thB541391002
15thB52075601
16thA50594500
17thA5683500
18thA5733403
19thB52053301
20thB52092202

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1982

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1982: 365.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1982

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1982: 213.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years