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St. Helens road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1987, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (679), and casualties rose from 859.

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

Collisions in 1987
660
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
896
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1987

0.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight54382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight76585%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 660, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (13%)
  • Friday130 (20%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.2%)
  • February51 (7.7%)
  • March63 (9.5%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May53 (8%)
  • June49 (7.4%)
  • July50 (7.6%)
  • August71 (11%)
  • September49 (7.4%)
  • October65 (9.8%)
  • November59 (8.9%)
  • December65 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (56%)
  • Wet or damp275 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph507 (77%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (8%)
  • 70 mph80 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (57%)
  • Pedestrian163 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4%)
  • 6 to 1061 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20183 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (50%)
  • Passenger282 (31%)
  • Pedestrian163 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (73%)
  • Motorcycle103 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 124th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1987

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1987: 57, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5705786111
2ndA58556807
3rdA580428108
4thA572313706
5thA57304313
6thA571243704
7thA599182405
8thA49172312
9thB5413172103
10thB5204141803
11thB5201131502
12thB5203131801
13thM6132103
14thA56861401
15thM626701
16thB52073500
17thB52092200
18thA5731100
19thB52051100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1987

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1987: 354.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1987

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1987: 179.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years