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St. Helens road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2008, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (467), and casualties fell from 702.

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

Collisions in 2008
430
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
623
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2008

2.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious599.5%
  • Slight55389%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 430, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (12%)
  • February36 (8.4%)
  • March23 (5.3%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September27 (6.3%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December42 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (56%)
  • Wet or damp179 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph305 (71%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph50 (12%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (21%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (66%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (14%)
  • 36 to 45115 (18%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (57%)
  • Passenger189 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 146th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2008

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2008, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2008

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2008: 43, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570436224
2ndA58335118
3rdA580314315
4thA571182501
5thA569132601
6thM62131811
7thA57121910
8thA572122002
9thA599101901
10thB5201102012
11thM681402
12thA497900
13thB520471003
14thB541361001
15thB54194700
16thB52032410
17thA5731401
18thB51431100
19thB51491100
20thB52051100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2008

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2008: 219.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2008

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2008: 123.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years