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Billinge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Billinge, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
455
1,223rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
606
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
72
84 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Billinge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37883%

What the data shows

  • Billinge had 40 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 60 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Billinge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 124 children under 16 were killed or injured in Billinge, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Billinge.

Where Billinge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,223rd
Most casualties
1,193rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,407th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday55 (12%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph424 (93%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant320 (53%)
  • Pedestrian128 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Billinge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Billinge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Billinge peaked at 23 in 1995; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
2024810
202333
202236
202133
202023
201923
201844
201756
201666
201544
201469
201368
2012710
201124
201034
200933
200888
2007913
20061217
20051113
20041519
2003915
20021013
20011014
20001518
19991315
19981517
19971011
19961334
19952329
1994911
19931219
19921619
19911318
19901323
19891220
19881418
1987914
1986710
19851922
198499
198378
19822028
19812327
19801516
19791316

Map of recent crashes in Billinge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Billinge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Billinge

The 24 most recent collisions in Billinge happened between 17 June 2019 and 11 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Billinge

The A571 has the most collisions in Billinge, 321 of 455 (71%), followed by the B5207 (21).

Collisions in Billinge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571321431455
2ndB5207213501
3rdB5206111401
4thB5205101600
5thA5705800

Council areas covering Billinge

Collisions in Billinge were recorded in 2 council areas. St. Helens has 442 of 455 (97%).

Collisions in Billinge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt. Helens442590571
2ndWigan111401

Postcode district for Billinge

All 455 collisions in Billinge were in the WN5 postcode district.