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St. Helens road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2007, and 702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (545), and casualties fell from 821.

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

Collisions in 2007
467
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
702
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2007

0.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2007 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious439.2%
  • Slight42190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious497%
  • Slight65093%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 467, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (18%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.4%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October40 (8.6%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (63%)
  • Wet or damp161 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph332 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (10%)
  • 70 mph62 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (27%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (18%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (58%)
  • Passenger226 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 142nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2007

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2007, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2007

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2007: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570437606
2ndA580406426
3rdA58345203
4thA571213001
5thM62193700
6thA569152801
7thM6142300
8thA572122400
9thA5791100
10thA59991300
11thB520181011
12thB52047801
13thB541371101
14thA495501
15thB52055604
16thB52075600
17thB54195800
18thA5732201
19thA50591100
20thA5571100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2007

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2007: 232.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2007

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2007: 127.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years