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St. Helens road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2011, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (327), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 2011
360
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
501
Up 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2011

0.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6819%
  • Slight29081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight42885%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 360, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 360
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February31 (8.6%)
  • March35 (9.7%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July22 (6.1%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December49 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (66%)
  • Wet or damp116 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph263 (73%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2052 (10%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 161st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2011

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2011, with 39 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2011

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2011: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570364802
2ndA58243507
3rdA580224903
4thA571162302
5thM62162301
6thA569121303
7thA572121703
8thA5791611
9thB520191201
10thM691101
11thA59981104
12thB54136802
13thB52045701
14thA493301
15thB52033300
16thB52052201
17thB54192201
18thB52071100
19thB52091200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2011

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2011: 180.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2011

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2011: 92.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2011, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years