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St. Helens road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 800 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1989, and 1,124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1988 (650), and casualties rose from 909.

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

Collisions in 1989
800
Up 23% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,124
Up 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1989

1.5% of collisions in St. Helens in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight67584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight98688%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 800, up 23% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday122 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.1%)
  • February60 (7.5%)
  • March61 (7.6%)
  • April38 (4.8%)
  • May62 (7.8%)
  • June63 (7.9%)
  • July62 (7.8%)
  • August64 (8%)
  • September80 (10%)
  • October90 (11%)
  • November72 (9%)
  • December75 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (61%)
  • Wet or damp286 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph582 (73%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph84 (11%)
  • 70 mph99 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway608 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant656 (58%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20222 (20%)
  • 21 to 25160 (14%)
  • 26 to 35192 (17%)
  • 36 to 45118 (10%)
  • 46 to 55111 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (50%)
  • Passenger348 (31%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,025 (75%)
  • Motorcycle85 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 110th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1989

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1989: 82, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57082107112
2ndA5878120410
3rdA5805479014
4thA572334405
5thA57233605
6thA49203515
7thA599202905
8thB5413202402
9thB5204192704
10thA571172312
11thB5203152013
12thB5201141904
13thM6141800
14thM62142001
15thB5205102301
16thA56881200
17thA50593300
18thB52073500
19thA50802702
20thB52092200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1989

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1989: 421.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1989

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1989: 207.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years