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St. Helens road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2005, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (555), and casualties rose from 796.

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

Collisions in 2005
542
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
830
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2005

0.7% of collisions in St. Helens in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight47588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious668%
  • Slight76092%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 542, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7%)
  • February37 (6.8%)
  • March44 (8.1%)
  • April47 (8.7%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June45 (8.3%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August45 (8.3%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November37 (6.8%)
  • December39 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (65%)
  • Wet or damp184 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph424 (78%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (18%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (67%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35150 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (15%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (54%)
  • Passenger281 (34%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (79%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 123rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2005

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2005, with 62 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2005

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2005: 45, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570457516
2ndA58427912
3rdA580377012
4thA571273102
5thA572264101
6thA599192702
7thA569152400
8thA57151901
9thA49141702
10thB5204142404
11thM62122011
12thB5413101602
13thM6101701
14thB520161002
15thB52075601
16thA50594500
17thB54194700
18thA592300
19thB52052302

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2005

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2005: 294.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2005

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2005: 152.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years