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St. Helens road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 755 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1993, and 1,070 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (760), and casualties rose from 1,058.

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

Collisions in 1993
755
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,070
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1993

1.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight65987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious999.3%
  • Slight96190%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 755, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (17%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59204 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.9%)
  • February46 (6.1%)
  • March57 (7.5%)
  • April67 (8.9%)
  • May61 (8.1%)
  • June70 (9.3%)
  • July63 (8.3%)
  • August59 (7.8%)
  • September70 (9.3%)
  • October60 (7.9%)
  • November63 (8.3%)
  • December72 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (59%)
  • Wet or damp291 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph555 (74%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph64 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph116 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (19%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant725 (68%)
  • Pedestrian157 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7%)
  • 16 to 20162 (15%)
  • 21 to 25149 (14%)
  • 26 to 35210 (20%)
  • 36 to 45136 (13%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (54%)
  • Passenger340 (32%)
  • Pedestrian157 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,114 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 96th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
96th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1993

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1993: 73, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5707311337
2ndA58688723
3rdA580588919
4thA572467014
5thA57355205
6thA571214403
7thA599202512
8thB5204192412
9thB5201182503
10thM6183111
11thA49142307
12thM62142401
13thB5203131401
14thA56881000
15thB54137901
16thB52054501
17thA5693400
18thA50802400
19thB52092300
20thA50591100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1993

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1993: 377.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1993

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1993: 196.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1993, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years