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St. Helens road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 760 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1992, and 1,058 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1991 (737), and casualties fell from 1,071.

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

Collisions in 1992
760
Up 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,058
Down 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1992

1.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight66087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious1059.9%
  • Slight94389%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 760, up 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (16%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (13%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.3%)
  • February70 (9.2%)
  • March56 (7.4%)
  • April58 (7.6%)
  • May64 (8.4%)
  • June46 (6.1%)
  • July59 (7.8%)
  • August74 (9.7%)
  • September68 (8.9%)
  • October59 (7.8%)
  • November75 (9.9%)
  • December68 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (58%)
  • Wet or damp292 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph575 (76%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph85 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (15%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (62%)
  • Pedestrian191 (18%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1074 (7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20186 (18%)
  • 21 to 25165 (16%)
  • 26 to 35189 (18%)
  • 36 to 45138 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (54%)
  • Passenger297 (28%)
  • Pedestrian191 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle49 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 97th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1992

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1992: 87, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57087114212
2ndA588111918
3rdA572507808
4thA580487314
5thA57314014
6thA571283703
7thA599203013
8thA49193003
9thM6182311
10thB5413152401
11thB5204131901
12thM62131600
13thA568101812
14thB520191201
15thB520381300
16thB52094501
17thA5693300
18thB52073301
19thA5732400
20thB52052201

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1992

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1992: 395.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1992

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1992: 190.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years