Slight
Ford KA crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 7 Jul 2025, 07:00
- Ford KA and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025052501317
Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8LZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 114 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Rainford ward, St. Helens, from 2001 to 2025, with 180 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 114
- 7,118th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 180
- 1.58 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the WA11 8LZ hotspot
31 of the 114 collisions here (27%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.6%
- Serious2825%
- Slight8373%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 35
- Slightly injured
- 142
- All casualties
- 180
Accidents by year at the WA11 8LZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2007, against an average of 4.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WA11 8LZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 13 | 20 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 15 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 12 | 14 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the WA11 8LZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA11 8LZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8LZ 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 WA11 8LZ 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
- Rainford
- Council area
- St. Helens
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WA11 8LZ
- Postcode district
- WA11
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.48783, -2.77221
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 7 July 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,118th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WA11 8LZ hotspot
9 of the 114 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Rainford.
Accident hotspots near WA11 8LZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8DB area, 2.3 km away, with 77 collisions.
- Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8DB area2.3 km away, 97 casualties77 collisions
- Windle, St. Helens, WA10 6DE area2.4 km away, 457 casualties288 collisions
- Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 5QN area2.8 km away, 237 casualties143 collisions
- Windle, St. Helens, WA10 6WA area2.8 km away, 247 casualties171 collisions
- Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 4QQ area3.6 km away, 143 casualties121 collisions
- West Park, St. Helens, WA10 4LW area3.7 km away, 139 casualties115 collisions
- Moss Bank, St. Helens, WA11 9AT area3.7 km away, 364 casualties265 collisions
- Billinge & Seneley Green, St. Helens, WN5 7PJ area4 km away, 156 casualties125 collisions
All 114 crashes at the WA11 8LZ hotspot
Newest first, from 3 May 2001 to 7 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 15 Nov 2024, 23:23
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024052402530
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 4 Jul 2024, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052401470
- Slight
Tesla Model Y crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 23 May 2024, 15:35
- Tesla Model Y and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024052401136
- Slight
Hyundai Matrix crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 4 Mar 2024, 07:40
- Hyundai Matrix and Volvo V40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024052400544
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 16 Apr 2023, 10:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023052300930
- Slight
Iveco Eurocargo crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Sep 2022, 16:48
- Iveco Eurocargo, Massey Ferguson and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022052202225
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 12 Aug 2022, 13:45
- Audi A4 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022052202001
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 22 Jul 2021, 20:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052101469
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 23 Jun 2021, 13:15
- Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021052101266
- Fatal
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 20 Jun 2021, 12:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2021052101178
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 5 Jun 2021, 14:00
- Vauxhall Meriva and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021052101053
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 10 Dec 2020, 17:04
- BMW 4 Series and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002546
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 20 Nov 2020, 02:00
- Mercedes Sprinter and Citroen C2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020052002430
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 23 Jul 2019, 18:20
- Mercedes A Class, Hyundai Ioniq and BMW 4 Series
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019051911910
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 27 Oct 2018, 16:53
- Hyundai i20 and Honda CBR1100XX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018051840141
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 8 Sep 2017, 07:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017051702166
- Slight
Volvo V60 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 7 Sep 2016, 07:40
- Volvo V60 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051602889
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 16 May 2016, 20:48
- Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051601629
- Serious
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the B5205 in St. Helens, 12 May 2016, 17:20
- Volkswagen Caddy and Triumph Sprint RS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051601624
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 21 Mar 2016, 19:00
- Jaguar XF Series and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016051600990
- Serious
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 19 Nov 2015, 15:45
- Mercedes and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051502988
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 7 Jun 2015, 14:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051501677
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 25 May 2015, 16:05
- Lexus CT 200 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015051501373
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 13 May 2015, 15:40
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015051501271
- Serious
Honda CBR125R crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 19 Mar 2014, 15:00
- Honda CBR125R and KTM 125 Duke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201405DD02113
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 20 Feb 2014, 19:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201405DD01722
- Slight
Audi Q5 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 9 Nov 2013, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201305DD05221
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the B5205 in St. Helens, 14 Aug 2013, 17:15
- Honda Civic, Ford Focus and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201305DD03895
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 7 Dec 2012, 14:30
- Volkswagen Passat and Peugeot 107
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201205DD06328
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 15 Aug 2012, 12:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201205DD04578
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 25 Mar 2012, 14:19
- Toyota Corolla and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201205DD02391
- Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 7 Mar 2012, 18:50
- Renault Kangoo, Volvo V50 and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201205DD02092
- Slight
Car crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 27 Jan 2012, 13:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201205DD01413
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 9 Dec 2011, 14:00
- Peugeot 3008 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201105DD06945
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 28 Jun 2011, 12:00
- Peugeot 206, Vauxhall Meriva and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201105DD03969
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 21 Feb 2011, 21:55
- BMW 5 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201105DD01766
- Slight
Volvo 940 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 11 Jan 2011, 09:40
- Volvo 940 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201105DD01106
- Serious
Vauxhall Agila crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 5 Jan 2011, 15:12
- Vauxhall Agila and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201105DD01084
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 15 Dec 2010, 09:20
- Mercedes and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201005DD07224
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B5205 in St. Helens, 24 Nov 2010, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201005DD06758
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 30 Oct 2010, 13:05
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201005DD06208
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 19 Aug 2010, 15:00
- Fiat Panda and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201005DD04852
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 19 Aug 2010, 09:05
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201005DD04840
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the B5205 in St. Helens, 15 Apr 2010, 17:17
- Vauxhall Zafira and Suzuki Alto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201005DD02888
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 26 Dec 2009, 08:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200905DD03779
- Slight
MG MGF crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens, 6 Nov 2009, 18:10
- MG MGF and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200905DD02930
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX1 crash on the A570 in St. Helens, 24 Oct 2009, 11:40
- London Taxis Int. TX1 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200905DD02504