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Haydock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,914
476th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,751
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
295
334 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Haydock

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious29515%
  • Slight1,59883%

What the data shows

  • Haydock had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 281 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Haydock were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 484 children under 16 were killed or injured in Haydock, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Haydock.

Where Haydock ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
476th
Most casualties
429th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
516th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday284 (15%)
  • Tuesday269 (14%)
  • Wednesday278 (15%)
  • Thursday280 (15%)
  • Friday317 (17%)
  • Saturday274 (14%)
  • Sunday212 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,359 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit511 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,413 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway391 (20%)
  • Roundabout85 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,404 (73%)
  • 40 mph65 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph104 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph316 (17%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,394 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds318 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,695 (62%)
  • Pedestrian459 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist166 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Haydock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haydock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Haydock peaked at 77 in 1998; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
20241316
20231920
20221011
20211516
20201112
20192441
20181118
20171618
20161923
20153560
20141623
20132841
20122435
20112844
20102332
20092535
20082745
20073243
20064357
20055287
20044669
20034250
20024564
20015273
20006186
199970118
199877114
199772106
199677112
19956492
19946691
19936191
19926288
19914160
19905987
19895380
19885884
19874365
19864148
19855167
19845370
19834353
19824160
19814981
19803447
19796799

Map of recent crashes in Haydock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Haydock

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Haydock

The 24 most recent collisions in Haydock happened between 25 February 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Haydock

The A599 has the most collisions in Haydock, 548 of 1,914 (29%), followed by the A580 (391).

Collisions in Haydock on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5995487668108
2ndA580391669656
3rdA58283410452
4thB5209334414
5thM6334001
6thA4991901
7thA594500
8thA5723401

Council areas covering Haydock

Collisions in Haydock were recorded in 2 council areas. St. Helens has 1,908 of 1,914 (99.7%).

Collisions in Haydock by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt. Helens1,9082,74121295
2ndWigan4800

Postcode districts in Haydock

Collisions in Haydock were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WA11 (1,774) and WA12 (140).