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St. Helens road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 670 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1984, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (641), and casualties rose from 793.

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

Collisions in 1984
670
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
859
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1984

2.2% of collisions in St. Helens in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious11818%
  • Slight53780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight70782%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 670, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.5%)
  • February42 (6.3%)
  • March58 (8.7%)
  • April41 (6.1%)
  • May57 (8.5%)
  • June62 (9.3%)
  • July55 (8.2%)
  • August39 (5.8%)
  • September61 (9.1%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November65 (9.7%)
  • December64 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (63%)
  • Wet or damp230 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph518 (77%)
  • 40 mph20 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph77 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (45%)
  • Pedestrian205 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1068 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1585 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (20%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (47%)
  • Passenger248 (29%)
  • Pedestrian205 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (67%)
  • Motorcycle130 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach59 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 129th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1984

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1984: 63, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5706384016
2ndA584960110
3rdA572384709
4thA580385737
5thA571323315
6thA573141010
7thA49192917
8thB5204172601
9thM6153020
10thA599141713
11thB5413141410
12thB5203121402
13thB5201101502
14thM62101402
15thB52054400
16thA50802200
17thA5682200
18thB52072300
19thB52092200
20thA5731100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1984

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1984: 331.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1984

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1984: 167.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years