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St. Helens road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2013, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (339), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2013
340
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
474
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2013

0.9% of collisions in St. Helens in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight27079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight40185%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2013 is highlighted, with 340, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 340
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (19%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March33 (9.7%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June28 (8.2%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September33 (9.7%)
  • October22 (6.5%)
  • November33 (9.7%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph248 (73%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (64%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (58%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 157th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2013

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2013, with 53 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2013

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2013: 36, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570364628
2ndA580335817
3rdA571192503
4thA57132305
5thM6132201
6thA58122701
7thA572111300
8thA599111703
9thA56991301
10thB541381200
11thA496601
12thB52015501
13thB52035703
14thM625501
15thB54194403
16thB52043300
17thB52052201
18thB52072202
19thA5731200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2013

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2013: 185.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2013

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2013: 109.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2013, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years