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St. Helens road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2016, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (317), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2016
279
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
389
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2016

1.8% of collisions in St. Helens in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight32483%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 279, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 279
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (19%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (7.9%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February21 (7.5%)
  • March21 (7.5%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July26 (9.3%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October19 (6.8%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (65%)
  • Wet or damp92 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph190 (68%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (20%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (58%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (63%)
  • Passenger78 (20%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (72%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2016.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2016

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2016, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2016

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2016: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58182203
2ndA580152704
3rdA570142001
4thM6141903
5thM62132411
6thA571101412
7thA59991103
8thA57281011
9thB52036912
10thB520461401
11thA575801
12thB52015501
13thB54134401
14thA493300
15thA5693401
16thB54193300
17thB52072300
18thB52051101
19thB52091100
20thM531100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2016

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2016: 122.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2016

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2016: 63.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years