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WA11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,381 road traffic collisions in the WA11 postcode district, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 107 were fatal and 844 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,381
464th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,867
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
107
108 people killed
Serious collisions
844
994 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WA11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1072%
  • Serious84416%
  • Slight4,43082%

What the data shows

  • WA11 had 451 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 755 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WA11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,183 children under 16 were killed or injured in WA11, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in WA11.

Where WA11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
464th
Most casualties
329th
Most fatal collisions
242nd
Most serious collisions
642nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday746 (14%)
  • Tuesday788 (15%)
  • Wednesday807 (15%)
  • Thursday817 (15%)
  • Friday889 (17%)
  • Saturday771 (14%)
  • Sunday563 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,841 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,322 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,643 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,526 (28%)
  • Roundabout157 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph50 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph3,147 (58%)
  • 40 mph159 (3%)
  • 50 mph33 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph772 (14%)
  • 70 mph1,216 (23%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,950 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds860 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds137 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds132 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist51 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other133 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded72 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,175 (66%)
  • Pedestrian1,007 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist665 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist444 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant183 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant173 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)99 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WA11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WA11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WA11 peaked at 209 in 1998; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254664
20244658
20234452
20224049
20213845
20203941
20195786
20184569
20173949
20165780
20156492
20145578
20135987
20126398
20117496
20106597
200972105
200879124
2007108164
2006116163
2005115184
2004107159
2003113160
2002119170
2001145223
2000170256
1999204338
1998209315
1997191285
1996171276
1995163245
1994180274
1993182282
1992159231
1991170274
1990183277
1989189278
1988150210
1987139217
1986123166
1985142196
1984156202
1983141188
1982122171
1981117165
1980153203
1979162225

Map of recent crashes in WA11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WA11

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WA11

The 24 most recent collisions in WA11 happened between 15 July and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WA11

The A580 has the most collisions in WA11, 927 of 5,381 (17%), followed by the A570 (563).

Collisions in WA11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5809271,54532140
2ndA57056395218114
3rdA5995637888109
4thA585607891386
5thA571305452342
6thB5203264375940
7thB5205114151323
8thB5201699018
9thA49488308
10thB5209395115
11thM6356114
12thA5726702
13thA594500
14thA52033601
15thM623400

Council areas covering WA11

Collisions in WA11 were recorded in 4 council areas. St. Helens has 5,309 of 5,381 (99%).

Collisions in WA11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt. Helens5,3097,764106831
2ndWigan304104
3rdWest Lancashire253916
4thKnowsley81303

Towns in WA11

Collisions in WA11 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Haydock (1,774) and St Helens, St. Helens (1,478).