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St. Helens road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2019, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (238), and casualties fell from 331.

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

Collisions in 2019
229
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
285
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
25% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2019

0.9% of collisions in St. Helens in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5725%
  • Slight17074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight21977%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 229, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 229
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March21 (9.2%)
  • April18 (7.9%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August11 (4.8%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October29 (13%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (69%)
  • Wet or damp67 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 30 mph160 (70%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 60 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (48%)
  • Pedestrian71 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.1%)
  • Over 7519 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (55%)
  • Pedestrian71 (25%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2019.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2019

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2019, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2019

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2019: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58182404
2ndA570162304
3rdA58091200
4thA5728804
5thA5998905
6thB520381002
7thA576701
8thB54135502
9thA493401
10thA5693300
11thA5713401
12thB52093710
13thB52012200
14thB52052200
15thM622300
16thB54191101
17thM61101

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2019

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2019: 129.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2019

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2019: 66.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years