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St. Helens road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2014, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (340), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2014
308
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
438
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2014

1% of collisions in St. Helens in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight24379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight37185%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 308, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 308
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March29 (9.4%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July20 (6.5%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November27 (8.8%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph219 (71%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (19%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (63%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (61%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2014.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2014

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2014, with 25 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2014

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5703247111
2ndA58213202
3rdA580172802
4thM62162909
5thA572141501
6thA571132203
7thB5204112003
8thA56991100
9thA4981002
10thA577911
11thM671003
12thB54135501
13thB54195800
14thA5994601
15thA5732300
16thB52012201
17thB52032200
18thB52052200
19thB52071200

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2014

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2014: 172.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2014

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2014: 95.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years