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St. Helens road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 647 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1985, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (670), and casualties fell from 859.

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

Collisions in 1985
647
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
850
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1985

1.4% of collisions in St. Helens in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight51880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight69882%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 647, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (17%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.1%)
  • February47 (7.3%)
  • March42 (6.5%)
  • April47 (7.3%)
  • May63 (9.7%)
  • June53 (8.2%)
  • July52 (8%)
  • August45 (7%)
  • September62 (9.6%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November56 (8.7%)
  • December67 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (60%)
  • Wet or damp222 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph522 (81%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph67 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (46%)
  • Pedestrian209 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (21%)
  • 21 to 25108 (13%)
  • 26 to 35116 (14%)
  • 36 to 4585 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.3%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (47%)
  • Passenger245 (29%)
  • Pedestrian209 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car730 (69%)
  • Motorcycle134 (13%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 128th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1985

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1985: 49, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58496006
2ndA570486319
3rdA5803565210
4thA572313603
5thA571304508
6thA57233711
7thA49131705
8thA599131804
9thB5201121603
10thM62121503
11thB5204111202
12thB5413101504
13thB52055501
14thM65800
15thB52034401
16thA5683502
17thB52073301
18thB52092201
19thA52031100
20thA52071100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1985

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1985: 355.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1985

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1985: 174.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years