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St. Helens road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2018, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (236), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 2018
238
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
331
Up 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2018

2.1% of collisions in St. Helens in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6821%
  • Slight25778%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 238, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 238
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February23 (9.7%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April13 (5.5%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July23 (9.7%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November15 (6.3%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (72%)
  • Wet or damp59 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5%)
  • 30 mph161 (68%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (57%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)
  • Cyclist32 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (56%)
  • Passenger79 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2018.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2018

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2018, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2018

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2018: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570172605
2ndA571141503
3rdA580143522
4thA58121701
5thA577700
6thA5696602
7thB52016804
8thM6261300
9thB520351112
10thB54135602
11thA494702
12thA5724400
13thM64500
14thB52042400
15thA5991201
16thB52091100
17thB54191100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2018

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2018: 125.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2018

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2018: 68.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2018, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years