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St. Helens road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 809 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1997, and 1,212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (779), and casualties rose from 1,163.

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

Collisions in 1997
809
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,212
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1997

0.7% of collisions in St. Helens in 1997 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious799.8%
  • Slight72489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious998.2%
  • Slight1,10791%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 809, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (13%)
  • Friday141 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.7%)
  • February63 (7.8%)
  • March67 (8.3%)
  • April61 (7.5%)
  • May60 (7.4%)
  • June74 (9.1%)
  • July74 (9.1%)
  • August61 (7.5%)
  • September74 (9.1%)
  • October66 (8.2%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December71 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (62%)
  • Wet or damp295 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph570 (70%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph156 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (21%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (73%)
  • Pedestrian117 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6%)
  • 16 to 20194 (16%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35280 (23%)
  • 36 to 45175 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (59%)
  • Passenger379 (31%)
  • Pedestrian117 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,250 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 93rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1997

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1997: 85, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58085135213
2ndA586610708
3rdA5706510009
4thA572406215
5thA57354802
6thA571243201
7thB5204203403
8thM6203301
9thM62183101
10thA49173000
11thA599132101
12thB5201122000
13thB5413111301
14thA56891310
15thB52036900
16thB520761501
17thB52054600
18thA5733511
19thB52092400
20thA50591100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1997

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1997: 408.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1997

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1997: 200.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years