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St. Helens road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2006, and 821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (542), and casualties fell from 830.

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

Collisions in 2006
545
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
821
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
10% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2006

1.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight48188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious627.6%
  • Slight75191%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 545, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (18%)
  • Thursday68 (12%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7%)
  • February41 (7.5%)
  • March47 (8.6%)
  • April47 (8.6%)
  • May42 (7.7%)
  • June46 (8.4%)
  • July47 (8.6%)
  • August52 (9.5%)
  • September50 (9.2%)
  • October39 (7.2%)
  • November50 (9.2%)
  • December46 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (66%)
  • Wet or damp175 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph425 (78%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (10%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (15%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (66%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20159 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35169 (21%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (57%)
  • Passenger265 (32%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 124th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2006

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2006, with 56 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2006

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2006: 47, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58476403
2ndA570406109
3rdA580314217
4thA572244601
5thA571203603
6thA599182403
7thA569172801
8thB5201172212
9thA49142322
10thB5204142000
11thM62133502
12thA57121702
13thM6101410
14thB52096800
15thB52055700
16thB52075601
17thB54134801
18thA50592200
19thB54192400
20thA5571100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2006

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2006: 268.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2006

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2006: 138.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years