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Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank, Halton, WA8 8FW area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
218
3,888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
302
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 90% on 2024

Crash severity at the WA8 8FW hotspot

18 of the 218 collisions here (8.3%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious177.8%
  • Slight20092%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
284
All casualties
302

Accidents by year at the WA8 8FW hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2001, against an average of 8.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WA8 8FW hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
20241014
202335
202233
202155
202055
201969
201868
201745
201666
201556
201466
20131115
2012914
2011710
20101215
20091420
200856
20071318
20061623
20051116
20041625
20031624
20021115
20011728

Map of crashes at the WA8 8FW hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA8 8FW.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank, Halton, WA8 8FW area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WA8 8FW hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Council area
Knowsley
Nearest postcode to the centre
WA8 8FW
Postcode district
WA8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.36112, -2.78358
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
19 November 2025
Rank by collisions
3,888th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WA8 8FW hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A562, with 83 of 218, followed by the A5300 with 81.

Collisions at the WA8 8FW hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5628312018
2ndA53008111003
3rdA5801100

Towns near the WA8 8FW hotspot

52 of the 218 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Widnes.

All 218 crashes at the WA8 8FW hotspot

Newest first, from 17 February 2001 to 19 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year