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Newton-le-Willows road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,014 road traffic collisions in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 305 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,014
464th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,563
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
27 people killed
Serious collisions
305
340 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Newton-le-Willows

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious30515%
  • Slight1,68584%

What the data shows

  • Newton-le-Willows had 203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Newton-le-Willows were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 551 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newton-le-Willows, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Newton-le-Willows.

Where Newton-le-Willows ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
464th
Most casualties
458th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
502nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (13%)
  • Tuesday314 (16%)
  • Wednesday267 (13%)
  • Thursday300 (15%)
  • Friday350 (17%)
  • Saturday283 (14%)
  • Sunday232 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,487 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit484 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,852 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,903 (94%)
  • 40 mph36 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,597 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Other44 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,188 (46%)
  • Pedestrian635 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (12%)
  • Cyclist248 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newton-le-Willows road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newton-le-Willows, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newton-le-Willows peaked at 82 in 1981; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251819
20242432
20232326
20222631
20211417
20201517
20191920
20181821
20171923
20162730
20152533
20142228
20131720
20121927
20112630
20102228
20093137
20082735
20072538
20064863
20055073
20043948
20034557
20024453
20014458
20005768
19995262
19985469
19976093
199676100
19956279
19946886
19934058
19925475
19916183
19905969
19895577
19885576
19875770
19866482
19854653
19845465
19835970
19826576
198182102
198082109
19796577

Map of recent crashes in Newton-le-Willows

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newton-le-Willows

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newton-le-Willows

The 24 most recent collisions in Newton-le-Willows happened between 11 October 2024 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newton-le-Willows

The A572 has the most collisions in Newton-le-Willows, 413 of 2,014 (21%), followed by the A49 (254).

Collisions in Newton-le-Willows on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572413574875
2ndA49254331852
3rdB5209354505
4thM6264002
5thA5703300
6thA593500

Council area for Newton-le-Willows

Newton-le-Willows is in St. Helens, where police recorded 25,137 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newton-le-Willows accounts for 8% of them.

Postcode district for Newton-le-Willows

All 2,014 collisions in Newton-le-Willows were in the WA12 postcode district.