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St. Helens road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 840 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 1999, and 1,303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (802), and casualties rose from 1,139.

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

Collisions in 1999
840
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,303
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
10% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 1999

1.4% of collisions in St. Helens in 1999 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious8610%
  • Slight74288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious987.5%
  • Slight1,19291%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 840, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (17%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.6%)
  • February60 (7.1%)
  • March82 (9.8%)
  • April59 (7%)
  • May76 (9%)
  • June70 (8.3%)
  • July80 (9.5%)
  • August57 (6.8%)
  • September63 (7.5%)
  • October61 (7.3%)
  • November76 (9%)
  • December84 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight621 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (61%)
  • Wet or damp303 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph595 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph64 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph155 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (21%)
  • Roundabout80 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant944 (72%)
  • Pedestrian114 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist78 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20185 (14%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35265 (20%)
  • 36 to 45205 (16%)
  • 46 to 55143 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider774 (59%)
  • Passenger415 (32%)
  • Pedestrian114 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,262 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle56 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 88th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 1999

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 1999: 95, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58095157311
2ndA587112507
3rdA570598608
4thA572506815
5thA57355804
6thA571344707
7thA569243913
8thM62183510
9thA599173004
10thM6142711
11thA49131501
12thB5201122100
13thB5413122600
14thB5204111900
15thB520581202
16thB52037901
17thB52097900
18thB541971302
19thA50596902
20thB52075701

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 1999

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 1999: 431.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 1999

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 1999: 216.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years