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Whiston and Cronton, Knowsley, WA8 5PS area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 123 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Whiston and Cronton ward, Knowsley, from 2001 to 2025, with 202 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
123
6,632nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
202
1.64 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WA8 5PS hotspot

20 of the 123 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1915%
  • Slight10384%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
21
Slightly injured
180
All casualties
202

Accidents by year at the WA8 5PS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2006, against an average of 4.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WA8 5PS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202433
202334
202233
202100
202024
2019710
2018713
201733
2016717
201547
201424
201347
201236
201149
2010711
200949
20081017
2007913
20061215
2005711
200469
2003611
200223
200169

Map of crashes at the WA8 5PS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WA8 5PS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whiston and Cronton, Knowsley, WA8 5PS 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 5PS 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
Whiston and Cronton
Council area
Knowsley
Nearest postcode to the centre
WA8 5PS
Postcode district
WA8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.38917, -2.78513
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
17 September 2025
Rank by collisions
6,632nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WA8 5PS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A5080, with 58 of 123, followed by the B5244 with 1.

Collisions at the WA8 5PS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5080589809
2ndB52441100

Accident hotspots near WA8 5PS

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Whiston and Cronton, Knowsley, L35 1QZ area, 1.4 km away, with 72 collisions.

All 123 crashes at the WA8 5PS hotspot

Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 17 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year