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St. Helens road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 775 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1990, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (800), and casualties fell from 1,124.

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

Collisions in 1990
775
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,111
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1990

1.2% of collisions in St. Helens in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious12116%
  • Slight64583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious13812%
  • Slight95986%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 775, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday119 (15%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (6.6%)
  • February64 (8.3%)
  • March59 (7.6%)
  • April69 (8.9%)
  • May81 (10%)
  • June77 (9.9%)
  • July66 (8.5%)
  • August65 (8.4%)
  • September59 (7.6%)
  • October59 (7.6%)
  • November60 (7.7%)
  • December65 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (64%)
  • Wet or damp275 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph590 (76%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph99 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway585 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant675 (61%)
  • Pedestrian204 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1088 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20194 (17%)
  • 21 to 25178 (16%)
  • 26 to 35196 (18%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.3%)
  • Over 7540 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (49%)
  • Passenger360 (32%)
  • Pedestrian204 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,041 (77%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 113th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1990

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1990: 72, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5872102013
2ndA570648429
3rdA58057122111
4thA57355406
5thA572344209
6thA571253614
7thA599182202
8thB5413182604
9thA49162102
10thM62152912
11thB5201142302
12thM6142411
13thB5204132201
14thA568122100
15thB5203111904
16thB52056902
17thB52076802
18thB52093402
19thA50802311
20thA5692300

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1990

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1990: 399.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1990

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1990: 202.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years