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St. Helens road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in St. Helens in 2025, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (237), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 2025
244
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
301
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St. Helens in 2025

1.2% of collisions in St. Helens in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 15% in St. Helens from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24983%

St. Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St. Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 840 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 244, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 244
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (19%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.5%)
  • February24 (9.8%)
  • March19 (7.8%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June23 (9.4%)
  • July14 (5.7%)
  • August22 (9%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October14 (5.7%)
  • November22 (9%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (74%)
  • Wet or damp57 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (14%)
  • 30 mph159 (65%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St. Helens in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (51%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Cyclist32 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7%)
  • 26 to 3556 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7523 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (60%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Passenger48 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St. Helens in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St. Helens had the 151st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St. Helens in 2025

St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St. Helens in 2025, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St. Helens with the most crashes in 2025

The A570 had the most collisions in St. Helens in 2025: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St. Helens, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570141803
2ndA58121304
3rdA571101202
4thA580101902
5thA5997701
6thA5726602
7thM661101
8thM6261200
9thA5695501
10thB54135600
11thA573300
12thB52013500
13thB52043300
14thB52052201
15thA491201
16thB54191100

Towns in St. Helens: crashes in 2025

St Helens, St. Helens had the most collisions of any town in St. Helens in 2025: 136.

Postcode districts in St. Helens: crashes in 2025

WA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St. Helens in 2025: 84.

Latest crashes in St. Helens in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in St. Helens in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2025.

Severity

St. Helens road accidents in other years