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St. Helens road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2010, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (348), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 2010
327
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
479
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2010

0.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious428.8%
  • Slight43491%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 327, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.9%)
  • February19 (5.8%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May32 (9.8%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July22 (6.7%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November24 (7.3%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (66%)
  • Wet or damp87 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.9%)
  • Snow9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph229 (70%)
  • 40 mph26 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (12%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (21%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (66%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (60%)
  • Passenger132 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2010.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2010

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2010, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2010

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2010: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58344704
2ndA570324802
3rdA580202812
4thA572162314
5thA57151901
6thM62143502
7thM6121700
8thA571111700
9thA599101701
10thB54138901
11thB52017801
12thB52047802
13thA496801
14thA50593600
15thA5693400
16thB52033500
17thB52052301
18thB54192301
19thA5571100
20thB51491200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2010

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2010: 161.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2010

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2010: 84.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years