Serious
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 8 Dec 2025, 18:25
- Citroen C4 and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502263
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1AX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 432 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Peasley Cross & Fingerpost ward, St. Helens, from 2001 to 2025, with 591 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.
In 2025 there were 15 collisions here, up from 11 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 432
- 1,563rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 591
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 15
- Up 36% on 2024
Crash severity at the WA9 1AX hotspot
62 of the 432 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.7%
- Serious5914%
- Slight37086%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 62
- Slightly injured
- 525
- All casualties
- 591
Accidents by year at the WA9 1AX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 36 in 2003, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA9 1AX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 15
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 18 |
| 2016 | 12 | 16 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 | 15 | 19 |
| 2012 | 21 | 26 |
| 2011 | 23 | 36 |
| 2010 | 20 | 29 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008 | 19 | 22 |
| 2007 | 18 | 33 |
| 2006 | 27 | 37 |
| 2005 | 26 | 43 |
| 2004 | 30 | 39 |
| 2003 | 36 | 47 |
| 2002 | 31 | 42 |
| 2001 | 29 | 41 |
Map of crashes at the WA9 1AX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA9 1AX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1AX area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WA9 1AX 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
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost
- Council area
- St. Helens
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WA9 1AX
- Postcode district
- WA9
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.45138, -2.71926
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 8 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,563rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WA9 1AX hotspot
399 of the 432 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of St Helens, St. Helens.
Accident hotspots near WA9 1AX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA9 1FN area, 0.9 km away, with 93 collisions.
- St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA9 1FN area0.9 km away, 129 casualties93 collisions
- Parr, St. Helens, WA9 1HL area1.2 km away, 362 casualties262 collisions
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1JF area1.2 km away, 216 casualties136 collisions
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 5AN area1.3 km away, 405 casualties294 collisions
- St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area1.5 km away, 1,228 casualties921 collisions
- Parr, St. Helens, WA9 2NU area1.9 km away, 229 casualties186 collisions
- Sutton South East, St. Helens, WA9 3JZ area2 km away, 266 casualties196 collisions
- Moss Bank, St. Helens, WA11 9AT area2.1 km away, 364 casualties265 collisions
All 432 crashes at the WA9 1AX hotspot
Newest first, from 16 January 2001 to 8 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 7 Dec 2025, 00:00
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502247
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Dec 2025, 00:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502335
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 8 Nov 2025, 12:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502042
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 4 Nov 2025, 09:05
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025052502011
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 30 Oct 2025, 15:10
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502032
- Slight
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 29 Oct 2025, 10:10
- Vauxhall Grandland and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501991
- Serious
Kawasaki EX650 crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 16 Jul 2025, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501371
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 28 Jun 2025, 22:00
- 2 bicycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501256
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 23 Apr 2025, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500809
- Serious
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 Apr 2025, 21:15
- BMW 2 Series and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501167
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 25 Feb 2025, 20:45
- Mercedes A Class and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500363
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 14 Feb 2025, 22:00
- Ford Fiesta and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500309
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 13 Feb 2025, 12:05
- Volkswagen Golf, Hyundai Ioniq, Ford Transit and Peugeot 308
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500296
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Feb 2025, 19:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500261
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 1 Dec 2024, 15:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024052402655
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 30 Nov 2024, 10:45
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052402647
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Nov 2024, 23:00
- Honda Jazz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052402507
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 29 Aug 2024, 16:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052401864
- Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 22 Jul 2024, 19:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052401604
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 22 Jul 2024, 15:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052401611
- Slight
Hyundai Santa Fe crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Mar 2024, 13:19
- Hyundai Santa Fe and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400549
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 27 Feb 2024, 17:22
- Kia Picanto and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400496
- Slight
Vauxhall Tigra crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 16 Jan 2024, 07:20
- Vauxhall Tigra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400158
- Serious
Hyundai Tucson crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 13 Jan 2024, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400142
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 2 Jan 2024, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400064
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 10 Nov 2023, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023052302699
- Slight
Honda Accord crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 7 Nov 2023, 08:40
- Honda Accord and Citroen DS4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302671
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 2 Nov 2023, 01:30
- Volvo XC60 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023052302628
- Serious
Suzuki Ignis crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Oct 2023, 11:35
- Suzuki Ignis and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302418
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 25 Sep 2023, 17:18
- Vauxhall Corsa, a car and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302269
- Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 25 Aug 2023, 04:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302002
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 2 Jun 2023, 07:42
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052301281
- Serious
VDL crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 30 Mar 2023, 22:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300741
- Slight
Ford Grand C-Max crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 13 Mar 2023, 18:55
- Ford Grand C-Max and Dacia Jogger
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300601
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 31 Jan 2023, 08:10
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300294
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 28 Nov 2022, 12:00
- Renault Trucks and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052203065
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 14 Oct 2022, 06:45
- Audi A4 and Keeway RKF
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202583
- Serious
DAF crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Sep 2022, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202317
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 2 Sep 2022, 03:30
- Peugeot 308 and Jaguar XE Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202168
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 13 May 2022, 00:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052201154
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 22 Dec 2021, 23:02
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102924
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 Dec 2021, 08:37
- Nissan Juke, Ford Transit and Peugeot 2008
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102844
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 31 Oct 2021, 13:20
- Citroen Berlingo and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102375
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 17 Sep 2021, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052101945
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 17 Sep 2021, 18:15
- Renault Captur and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102050
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 3 Aug 2021, 18:33
- Land Rover Range Rover, Vauxhall Adam and a car
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2021052101624
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A572 in St. Helens, 28 Jul 2021, 07:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052101490