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St. Helens road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 829 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1994, and 1,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1993 (755), and casualties rose from 1,070.

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

Collisions in 1994
829
Up 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,209
Up 13% on 1993
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1994

1.7% of collisions in St. Helens in 1994 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious799.5%
  • Slight73689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious907.4%
  • Slight1,10591%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1994 is highlighted, with 829, up 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday149 (18%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday124 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.9%)
  • February64 (7.7%)
  • March60 (7.2%)
  • April63 (7.6%)
  • May62 (7.5%)
  • June64 (7.7%)
  • July61 (7.4%)
  • August65 (7.8%)
  • September69 (8.3%)
  • October84 (10%)
  • November61 (7.4%)
  • December94 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds564 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (55%)
  • Wet or damp338 (41%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph597 (72%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph124 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (17%)
  • Roundabout63 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant809 (67%)
  • Pedestrian161 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1580 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20165 (14%)
  • 21 to 25185 (15%)
  • 26 to 35253 (21%)
  • 36 to 45156 (13%)
  • 46 to 55119 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (53%)
  • Passenger406 (34%)
  • Pedestrian161 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,225 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle52 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 91st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1994

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1994: 86, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57086124210
2ndA5806913236
3rdA58669526
4thA572455812
5thA57437214
6thA599203121
7thM6203501
8thA571182100
9thM62183701
10thB5204172201
11thA49142613
12thB5201131401
13thB5413101700
14thA56891600
15thB520391300
16thB52078910
17thA5696700
18thB52054400
19thA50803400
20thB52093402

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1994

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1994: 423.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1994

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1994: 212.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years