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St. Helens road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1986, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (647), and casualties rose from 850.

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

Collisions in 1986
679
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
859
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1986

1.8% of collisions in St. Helens in 1986 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight56683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight73786%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 679, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.2%)
  • February57 (8.4%)
  • March64 (9.4%)
  • April51 (7.5%)
  • May51 (7.5%)
  • June51 (7.5%)
  • July45 (6.6%)
  • August63 (9.3%)
  • September52 (7.7%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November62 (9.1%)
  • December67 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry430 (63%)
  • Wet or damp220 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph519 (76%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph52 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (49%)
  • Pedestrian203 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1069 (8%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20176 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (6.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (49%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian203 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (71%)
  • Motorcycle112 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 126th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1986

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1986: 65, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586580114
2ndA570546417
3rdA5724359011
4thA57354803
5thA580354565
6thA49253004
7thA571203104
8thB5204202503
9thB5201152600
10thB5203121702
11thM6101503
12thM62101310
13thA59991001
14thB541381101
15thB52096903
16thA5684610
17thB52074401
18thB52053300
19thA50801101
20thA591100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1986

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1986: 354.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1986

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1986: 213.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years