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St. Helens road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2009, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2008 (430), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2009
348
Down 19% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
505
Down 19% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2009

1.1% of collisions in St. Helens in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight44288%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 348, down 19% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March33 (9.5%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August21 (6%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November22 (6.3%)
  • December33 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (63%)
  • Wet or damp116 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph252 (72%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (11%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (19%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (65%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (58%)
  • Passenger143 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2009.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2009

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2009, with 40 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2009

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2009: 27, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570274311
2ndA58253603
3rdA580172605
4thA571162200
5thM62163103
6thA57131502
7thA572132012
8thM6131500
9thA599111903
10thB520191802
11thA56971301
12thB520471000
13thB54136701
14thB52034502
15thB52054501
16thA493401
17thA50593310
18thB52073801
19thB54192300
20thA52671301

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2009

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2009: 164.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2009

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2009: 84.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years