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St. Helens road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2015, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (308), and casualties rose from 438.

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

Collisions in 2015
317
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
465
Up 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2015

0.3% of collisions in St. Helens in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight27085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious469.9%
  • Slight41890%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 317, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 317
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June22 (6.9%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph220 (69%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (10%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (58%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7530 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (59%)
  • Passenger122 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 163rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2015

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2015, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2015

The A580 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2015: 28, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580285203
2ndA58263215
3rdA570192901
4thA572142204
5thA571111301
6thB5204111703
7thA59991903
8thM627901
9thA5696703
10thB52035601
11thA494400
12thA574700
13thB54194500
14thB54133302
15thM63300
16thB52011200
17thB52091300

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2015

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2015: 171.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2015

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2015: 91.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2015, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years