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St. Helens road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2023, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (237), and casualties rose from 290.

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

Collisions in 2023
224
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
299
Up 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2023

2.2% of collisions in St. Helens in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight23579%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 224, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 224
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July18 (8%)
  • August17 (7.6%)
  • September11 (4.9%)
  • October20 (8.9%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December16 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (70%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (11%)
  • 30 mph145 (65%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (54%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Cyclist35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7%)
  • 26 to 3566 (22%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 7518 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (58%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 160th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2023

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2023, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2023

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2023: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570162204
2ndA58101213
3rdM6101201
4thA58091003
5thA57181205
6thA57281112
7thA575502
8thM6251101
9thA5694401
10thA5994400
11thB52014402
12thB52053302
13thA492300
14thB52032410
15thB52042601
16thB54132200
17thA11100
18thA50381200
19thB52091101
20thB54191101

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2023

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2023: 108.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2023

WA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2023: 55.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2023, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years