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St. Helens road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2003, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (563), and casualties rose from 782.

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

Collisions in 2003
562
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
799
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2003

1.8% of collisions in St. Helens in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight48887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious779.6%
  • Slight71289%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 562, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.2%)
  • February44 (7.8%)
  • March49 (8.7%)
  • April40 (7.1%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June40 (7.1%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August55 (9.8%)
  • September35 (6.2%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November40 (7.1%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (71%)
  • Wet or damp151 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph419 (75%)
  • 40 mph17 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph87 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (18%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (67%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (13%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (19%)
  • 36 to 45143 (18%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (60%)
  • Passenger215 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (80%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St. Helens ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 129th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2003

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2003, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2003

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2003: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58506206
2ndA580446816
3rdA570395514
4thA572254310
5thA57192705
6thA571163212
7thM62142213
8thB5413132301
9thM6131500
10thB5204111601
11thA599101403
12thA4991101
13thA56991301
14thB520381401
15thB52016600
16thB520761000
17thA50594801
18thB520541102
19thB54194701
20thA5731100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2003

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2003: 282.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2003

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2003: 150.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2003, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years