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St. Helens road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2004, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (562), and casualties fell from 799.

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

Collisions in 2004
555
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
796
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
10% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2004

2% of collisions in St. Helens in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight48688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious688.5%
  • Slight71590%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 555, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March31 (5.6%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July41 (7.4%)
  • August37 (6.7%)
  • September60 (11%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December51 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (72%)
  • Wet or damp145 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph416 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (68%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (12%)
  • 21 to 2586 (11%)
  • 26 to 35153 (19%)
  • 36 to 45147 (18%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (57%)
  • Passenger232 (29%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 129th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2004

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2004, with 57 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2004

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2004: 56, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580569914
2ndA58476615
3rdA570406604
4thA572283915
5thA571222713
6thA57182710
7thA569162021
8thB5413122001
9thA599101201
10thB5201101101
11thB5204101201
12thM691802
13thA4981211
14thM6271202
15thB52055501
16thB52094400
17thA50593300
18thB52033500
19thB54192400
20thB52071301

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2004

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2004: 292.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2004

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2004: 160.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years