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St. Helens road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2020, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2019 (229), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2020
196
Down 14% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
235
Down 18% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2020

2.6% of collisions in St. Helens in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18277%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 196, down 14% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 196
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February18 (9.2%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April5 (2.6%)
  • May13 (6.6%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July12 (6.1%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (66%)
  • Wet or damp64 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph131 (67%)
  • 40 mph20 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (19%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (47%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Cyclist39 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (58%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (11%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2020

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2020 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St. Helens ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 170th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2020

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2020, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2020

The A58 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2020: 15, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58151813
2ndA580111712
3rdA570101003
4thA576602
5thA5716702
6thB52014402
7thB52044501
8thM64501
9thM624900
10thA493300
11thA5723302
12thA5993300
13thB52033301
14thA5692200
15thB52072200
16thA50381101
17thA5571201
18thB52091200
19thB54131100
20thB54191201

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2020

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2020: 101.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2020

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2020: 58.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2020, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years