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Helsby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
339
1,450th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
459
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
52
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Helsby

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28484%

What the data shows

  • Helsby had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 68 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Helsby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 68 children under 16 were killed or injured in Helsby, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Helsby.

Where Helsby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,450th
Most casualties
1,399th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph252 (74%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (12%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant273 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Helsby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Helsby, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Helsby peaked at 15 in 1995; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202445
202311
202222
202177
202033
201924
2018710
201779
201679
201577
201455
201356
201267
2011611
201068
2009711
2008710
2007910
20061013
200555
20041322
200367
2002410
2001914
200069
199978
19981322
199777
19961123
19951518
199478
1993918
19921317
199188
1990912
198966
198867
1987712
19861011
198557
1984915
19831318
19821213
19811013
198088

Map of recent crashes in Helsby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Helsby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Helsby

The 24 most recent collisions in Helsby happened between 14 September 2018 and 8 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Helsby

The A56 has the most collisions in Helsby, 245 of 339 (72%), followed by the B5393 (7).

Collisions in Helsby on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56245326237
2ndB53937900
3rdM563901

Council area for Helsby

Helsby is in Cheshire West and Chester, where police recorded 52,656 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Helsby accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Helsby

All 339 collisions in Helsby were in the WA6 postcode district.