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St. Helens road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1998, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (809), and casualties fell from 1,212.

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

Collisions in 1998
802
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,139
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1998

1.1% of collisions in St. Helens in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious8911%
  • Slight70488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious948.3%
  • Slight1,03591%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 802, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday124 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.4%)
  • February59 (7.4%)
  • March55 (6.9%)
  • April71 (8.9%)
  • May59 (7.4%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July63 (7.9%)
  • August68 (8.5%)
  • September65 (8.1%)
  • October74 (9.2%)
  • November79 (9.9%)
  • December61 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (56%)
  • Wet or damp329 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph566 (71%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph57 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph145 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (20%)
  • Roundabout68 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant786 (69%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35276 (24%)
  • 36 to 45166 (15%)
  • 46 to 55107 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (58%)
  • Passenger326 (29%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,218 (82%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 92nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1998

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1998: 85, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5808515228
2ndA58608504
3rdA570598009
4thA572496718
5thA571313705
6thA57253601
7thB5204182411
8thM6182001
9thA569152104
10thM62142604
11thA599121501
12thB5203101200
13thA4991800
14thB541391102
15thA50597901
16thB52017912
17thB52057900
18thB52075901
19thA5733301
20thB52092300

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1998

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1998: 422.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1998

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1998: 224.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years