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St. Helens road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1996, and 1,163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (725), and casualties rose from 1,049.

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

Collisions in 1996
779
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,163
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
10% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1996

1% of collisions in St. Helens in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8110%
  • Slight69089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious1028.8%
  • Slight1,05391%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 779, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (14%)
  • Friday151 (19%)
  • Saturday96 (12%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.8%)
  • February65 (8.3%)
  • March45 (5.8%)
  • April74 (9.5%)
  • May68 (8.7%)
  • June62 (8%)
  • July37 (4.7%)
  • August55 (7.1%)
  • September54 (6.9%)
  • October90 (12%)
  • November96 (12%)
  • December72 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds584 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (60%)
  • Wet or damp263 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (4.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph559 (72%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph135 (17%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (19%)
  • Roundabout73 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant802 (69%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (13%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35271 (23%)
  • 36 to 45147 (13%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (54%)
  • Passenger388 (33%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,166 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 96th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1996

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1996: 77, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5807713507
2ndA5706611916
3rdA58628408
4thA572425139
5thA57365311
6thA571223704
7thA49182803
8thB5204182601
9thB5413172201
10thM62173204
11thB5201152301
12thA599142102
13thM6132902
14thB5203101901
15thB520782202
16thB52097800
17thA5685901
18thA5733410
19thB52052201
20thB52062300

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1996

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1996: 379.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1996

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1996: 201.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years