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St. Helens road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2000, and 1,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (840), and casualties fell from 1,303.

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

Collisions in 2000
811
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,185
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2000

1.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2000 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious647.9%
  • Slight73491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious726.1%
  • Slight1,09993%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 811, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday134 (17%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7%)
  • February60 (7.4%)
  • March72 (8.9%)
  • April68 (8.4%)
  • May69 (8.5%)
  • June62 (7.6%)
  • July64 (7.9%)
  • August74 (9.1%)
  • September68 (8.4%)
  • October87 (11%)
  • November73 (9%)
  • December57 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight612 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (57%)
  • Wet or damp330 (41%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph557 (69%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph143 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (21%)
  • Roundabout87 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant833 (70%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20170 (14%)
  • 21 to 25136 (11%)
  • 26 to 35283 (24%)
  • 36 to 45191 (16%)
  • 46 to 55101 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider689 (58%)
  • Passenger373 (31%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,206 (79%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 93rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2000

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2000: 99, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5899138010
2ndA5808014238
3rdA5706610013
4thA57344306
5thA571293701
6thA572223412
7thM62224112
8thA569213111
9thM6204001
10thA49141701
11thB5201132110
12thA599121801
13thB5204111400
14thB5413101301
15thB52076602
16thB52096801
17thB541961102
18thA505951000
19thB52035510
20thB52055910

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2000

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2000: 388.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2000

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2000: 204.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years