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WA10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,279 road traffic collisions in the WA10 postcode district, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 868 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 54 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (56).

Collisions since 1979
6,279
281st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,633
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
79 people killed
Serious collisions
868
968 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WA10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal761.2%
  • Serious86814%
  • Slight5,33585%

What the data shows

  • WA10 had 578 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 952 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in WA10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,238 children under 16 were killed or injured in WA10, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WA10.

Where WA10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
281st
Most casualties
254th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
596th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday886 (14%)
  • Tuesday947 (15%)
  • Wednesday956 (15%)
  • Thursday946 (15%)
  • Friday1,046 (17%)
  • Saturday884 (14%)
  • Sunday614 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,573 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,542 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,367 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway940 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road607 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout336 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph84 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph5,439 (87%)
  • 40 mph157 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph182 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph394 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,688 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,005 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds165 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds125 (2%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other133 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,843 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,725 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant621 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist589 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist494 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant121 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant117 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WA10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WA10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WA10 peaked at 216 in 1999; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 54
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255460
20245668
20235579
20227387
20214860
20204658
20196673
20186183
20175671
20166398
201589139
20146684
2013109148
201278112
201192121
201084122
200976116
2008123174
2007102145
2006133214
2005135208
2004146207
2003144218
2002119162
2001148220
2000204316
1999216319
1998173237
1997187269
1996172256
1995188282
1994212302
1993191263
1992192276
1991187239
1990187255
1989208276
1988154207
1987164202
1986215260
1985173220
1984167207
1983182212
1982156193
1981150183
1980176234
1979203298

Map of recent crashes in WA10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WA10

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WA10

The 24 most recent collisions in WA10 happened between 13 August and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WA10

The A58 has the most collisions in WA10, 868 of 6,279 (14%), followed by the A570 (752).

Collisions in WA10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588681,2379116
2ndA570752984597
3rdA5804658772285
4thA571271355339
5thB5201232311130
6thA572207280530
7thB5413146202034
8thA5059628915
9thB52035684114
10thA576801
11thA52013400
12thB5703401

Council areas covering WA10

Collisions in WA10 were recorded in 2 council areas. St. Helens has 6,240 of 6,279 (99%).

Collisions in WA10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt. Helens6,2408,55175859
2ndKnowsley378019

Towns in WA10

Collisions in WA10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by St Helens, St. Helens (5,558) and Prescot (7).