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St. Helens road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2002, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (632), and casualties fell from 951.

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

Collisions in 2002
563
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
782
Down 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2002

2.1% of collisions in St. Helens in 2002 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious559.8%
  • Slight49688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious658.3%
  • Slight70590%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 563, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.8%)
  • February72 (13%)
  • March37 (6.6%)
  • April55 (9.8%)
  • May26 (4.6%)
  • June35 (6.2%)
  • July43 (7.6%)
  • August39 (6.9%)
  • September39 (6.9%)
  • October53 (9.4%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December51 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (60%)
  • Wet or damp174 (31%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph383 (68%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph102 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (22%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (68%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20103 (13%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35144 (18%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (58%)
  • Passenger214 (27%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (80%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 132nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2002

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2002, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2002

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2002: 62, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586210029
2ndA580589535
3rdA570364808
4thA57274003
5thA571253111
6thA572233113
7thM6162201
8thA49141611
9thA599132012
10thB5204131801
11thB5413121212
12thA569111400
13thM6281600
14thB52037810
15thB54197802
16thB52016702
17thA505951000
18thB52075700
19thA5571100
20thA5731100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2002

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2002: 261.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2002

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2002: 161.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years