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St. Helens road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2001, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2000 (811), and casualties fell from 1,185.

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

Collisions in 2001
632
Down 22% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
951
Down 20% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2001

0.9% of collisions in St. Helens in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight55388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious848.8%
  • Slight86191%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 632, down 22% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.7%)
  • February63 (10%)
  • March53 (8.4%)
  • April50 (7.9%)
  • May48 (7.6%)
  • June52 (8.2%)
  • July56 (8.9%)
  • August39 (6.2%)
  • September44 (7%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November52 (8.2%)
  • December47 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (57%)
  • Wet or damp252 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph448 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph117 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (20%)
  • Roundabout70 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (71%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3%)
  • 6 to 1053 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (14%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35206 (22%)
  • 36 to 45130 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (58%)
  • Passenger296 (31%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (78%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St. Helens

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St. Helens ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 120th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2001

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2001, with 59 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2001

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2001: 68, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5806813117
2ndA58537315
3rdA570466806
4thA57355616
5thA572294617
6thA599253603
7thA571223604
8thM62213402
9thB5413141802
10thA49121301
11thA569122201
12thB5204121603
13thA505981101
14thM681401
15thB520171001
16thB52036801
17thB520761101
18thB52053410
19thB54193600
20thA52031401

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2001

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2001: 308.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2001

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2001: 156.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years