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St. Helens road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1988, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (660), and casualties rose from 896.

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

Collisions in 1988
650
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
909
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1988

2.5% of collisions in St. Helens in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight52981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious11813%
  • Slight77585%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 650, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (11%)
  • Thursday114 (18%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.7%)
  • February43 (6.6%)
  • March60 (9.2%)
  • April44 (6.8%)
  • May52 (8%)
  • June56 (8.6%)
  • July57 (8.8%)
  • August47 (7.2%)
  • September51 (7.8%)
  • October62 (9.5%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December58 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (57%)
  • Wet or damp262 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph483 (74%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph92 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.3%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (55%)
  • Pedestrian166 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20209 (23%)
  • 21 to 25144 (16%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (52%)
  • Passenger272 (30%)
  • Pedestrian166 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car813 (71%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in St. Helens

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How St. Helens ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 133rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1988

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1988: 60, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58608339
2ndA5805998113
3rdA570557239
4thA572304009
5thA57263814
6thA571263134
7thA49173203
8thA599172203
9thB5204172402
10thB5201111402
11thB5413101400
12thM6291411
13thB52038901
14thM681701
15thA56871001
16thB52074902
17thB52093700
18thA5692200
19thA50801300
20thA52041500

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1988

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1988: 332.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1988

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1988: 177.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years