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St. Helens road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1983, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (688), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 1983
641
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
793
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1983

2% of collisions in St. Helens in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious12419%
  • Slight50479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight63880%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 641, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.4%)
  • February45 (7%)
  • March68 (11%)
  • April46 (7.2%)
  • May56 (8.7%)
  • June54 (8.4%)
  • July49 (7.6%)
  • August47 (7.3%)
  • September81 (13%)
  • October46 (7.2%)
  • November50 (7.8%)
  • December58 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (64%)
  • Wet or damp209 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph525 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (2%)
  • 60 mph46 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (38%)
  • Pedestrian212 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (15%)
  • Cyclist81 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1583 (10%)
  • 16 to 20155 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35128 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (47%)
  • Pedestrian212 (27%)
  • Passenger206 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (64%)
  • Motorcycle127 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach64 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 121st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1983

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1983: 62, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5706277212
2ndA586174016
3rdA5725158012
4thA580345215
5thA571233014
6thA57223323
7thA599151602
8thB5203152401
9thA49142013
10thB5413131401
11thB5201121201
12thB5204121202
13thB52076600
14thA5684810
15thM624402
16thM631110
17thA5692300
18thB52052200
19thA50591200
20thA50801401

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1983

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1983: 371.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1983

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1983: 182.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years