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St. Helens road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2012, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (360), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2012
339
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
510
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2012

0.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight27882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight44086%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 339, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.3%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June29 (8.6%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August31 (9.1%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (62%)
  • Wet or damp121 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph257 (76%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph33 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (64%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (55%)
  • Passenger152 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 157th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2012

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2012, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2012

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2012: 31, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570314407
2ndA580264503
3rdA57152505
4thA571141902
5thA572131901
6thA58122100
7thM62111701
8thB5204102103
9thM691301
10thA56981202
11thA59981003
12thB54137902
13thB52015700
14thB52074501
15thA493401
16thB52033501
17thB54192300
18thA5731100
19thB52051100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2012

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2012: 176.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2012

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2012: 96.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years