Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 Nov 2025, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052502127
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 5AN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 294 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Peasley Cross & Fingerpost ward, St. Helens, from 2001 to 2025, with 405 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 12 collisions here, up from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 294
- 2,683rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 405
- 1.38 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 12
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the WA9 5AN hotspot
32 of the 294 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.3%
- Serious3111%
- Slight26289%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 32
- Slightly injured
- 372
- All casualties
- 405
Accidents by year at the WA9 5AN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 23 in 2005, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA9 5AN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 12
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014 | 17 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 | 11 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 | 20 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 16 | 29 |
| 2007 | 13 | 16 |
| 2006 | 21 | 31 |
| 2005 | 23 | 31 |
| 2004 | 16 | 24 |
| 2003 | 17 | 25 |
| 2002 | 15 | 20 |
| 2001 | 10 | 17 |
Map of crashes at the WA9 5AN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA9 5AN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 5AN 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 5AN 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 5AN
- Postcode district
- WA9
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.43997, -2.72334
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 16 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,683rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WA9 5AN hotspot
289 of the 294 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of St Helens, St. Helens.
Accident hotspots near WA9 5AN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1JF area, 0.9 km away, with 136 collisions.
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1JF area0.9 km away, 216 casualties136 collisions
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1AX area1.3 km away, 591 casualties432 collisions
- Sutton South East, St. Helens, WA9 3JZ area1.4 km away, 266 casualties196 collisions
- Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5XT area1.4 km away, 166 casualties120 collisions
- Sutton South East, St. Helens, WA9 4NG area2 km away, 344 casualties256 collisions
- St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA10 2JZ area2 km away, 1,228 casualties921 collisions
- Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5JA area2 km away, 331 casualties247 collisions
- St Helens Town Centre, St. Helens, WA9 1FN area2.1 km away, 129 casualties93 collisions
All 294 crashes at the WA9 5AN hotspot
Newest first, from 23 February 2001 to 16 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 11 Sep 2025, 18:30
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501709
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 2 Sep 2025, 07:00
- Ford Focus (2)
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501640
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 17 Aug 2025, 05:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501552
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 3 Jul 2025, 16:00
- Honda Jazz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501279
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 30 Jun 2025, 17:00
- Ford KA and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052501261
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 29 Apr 2025, 20:19
- A motorcycle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500851
- Slight
HGV crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 24 Apr 2025, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500820
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 23 Apr 2025, 15:05
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500803
- Slight
Seat Arona crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 3 Apr 2025, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500672
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 15 Feb 2025, 17:20
- Toyota C-HR and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025052500524
- Slight
Suzuki Celerio crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 10 Feb 2025, 15:58
- Suzuki Celerio and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025052500277
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 4 Oct 2024, 18:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052402189
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 19 May 2024, 17:00
- Honda CR-V and KTM 125 Duke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024052401092
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 26 Mar 2024, 16:00
- Vauxhall Crossland and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400689
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 Mar 2024, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400618
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 30 Jan 2024, 15:30
- Ford Transit Custom and BMW 2 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400269
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 23 Jan 2024, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400214
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 17 Nov 2023, 17:00
- Peugeot 207 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302781
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 14 Oct 2023, 11:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052302434
- Serious
BMW X5 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Sep 2023, 19:10
- BMW X5 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023052302151
- Slight
MG HS crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 25 Jul 2023, 13:45
- MG HS, Honda Accord and Volvo V50
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023052301764
- Slight
Audi Q7 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 30 Mar 2023, 17:00
- Audi Q7, Peugeot 308 and an e-scooter
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300740
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 5 Feb 2023, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300330
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 29 Nov 2022, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052203072
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 8 Nov 2022, 08:05
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202807
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 3 Oct 2022, 08:55
- Honda Civic and Vauxhall Grandland
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202482
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 24 Sep 2022, 17:15
- Hyundai Tucson and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202389
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 24 Aug 2022, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202104
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 Aug 2022, 18:30
- Audi A6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202050
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Aug 2022, 14:30
- Fiat 500 and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202010
- Slight
London Taxis Int. Txii crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 6 Jun 2022, 14:00
- London Taxis Int. Txii and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052201369
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 11 May 2022, 18:30
- Ford Fiesta and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052201140
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 1 May 2022, 19:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052201073
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 19 Feb 2022, 18:20
- Peugeot 2008 and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052200428
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 10 Jan 2022, 18:10
- Mercedes E Class and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052200187
- Slight
Isuzu Trucks Forward crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 21 Oct 2021, 09:25
- Isuzu Trucks Forward and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052102479
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 22 Jun 2021, 19:05
- Vauxhall Combo and Honda MSX125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052101353
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 17 Jun 2021, 19:30
- Renault Clio, Suzuki Swift, Mercedes A Class and Hyundai Ioniq
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021052101160
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 21 May 2021, 16:00
- Mini Cooper and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100979
- Slight
Seat Arona crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 11 Apr 2021, 07:50
- Seat Arona and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021052100579
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 11 Mar 2021, 08:00
- Vauxhall Corsa, Renault Kadjar and Nissan Micra
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100417
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Mar 2021, 20:11
- Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Astra
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100345
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 1 Feb 2021, 13:50
- Ford Fusion and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052100166
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the A58 in St. Helens, 26 Jan 2021, 17:00
- BMW 4 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021052100143
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 10 Nov 2020, 20:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002329
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 31 Oct 2020, 17:55
- Suzuki Alto and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002233
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A569 in St. Helens, 12 Oct 2020, 18:35
- Vauxhall Mokka and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002111