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St. Helens road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2022, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (216), and casualties rose from 262.

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

Collisions in 2022
237
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
290
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2022

0.8% of collisions in St. Helens in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight24685%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 237, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 237
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.5%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March17 (7.2%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May19 (8%)
  • June22 (9.3%)
  • July16 (6.8%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September22 (9.3%)
  • October23 (9.7%)
  • November22 (9.3%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (78%)
  • Wet or damp52 (22%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph159 (67%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (56%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Cyclist32 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.6%)
  • Over 7515 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (61%)
  • Passenger59 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St. Helens ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 155th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2022

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2022, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2022

The A570 and A571 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2022, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570131702
2ndA571131803
3rdA58101110
4thM6291402
5thA57281002
6thA58071002
7thB52036701
8thB52046600
9thB52015802
10thA574401
11thB54134402
12thA5693401
13thM63300
14thA492200
15thA591200
16thB52051101
17thB52091100
18thB5711101

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2022

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2022: 130.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2022

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2022: 73.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years