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Rainford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Rainford, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
303
1,540th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
395
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
43
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rainford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25484%

What the data shows

  • Rainford had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% more than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Rainford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 101 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rainford, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Rainford.

Where Rainford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,540th
Most casualties
1,542nd
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph276 (91%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (4%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant169 (43%)
  • Pedestrian97 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rainford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rainford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rainford peaked at 21 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202446
202311
202224
202133
202044
201956
201822
201733
201656
201511
201456
201322
201211
201155
201012
200900
200833
200711
200635
200522
200466
2003915
2002610
200166
200066
1999913
19981025
1997914
19961010
1995912
1994810
19931213
1992810
199146
19901016
19892126
1988913
198766
1986812
1985910
19841416
19831517
19821217
198189
19801114
19791419

Map of recent crashes in Rainford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rainford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rainford

The 24 most recent collisions in Rainford happened between 19 July 2017 and 12 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rainford

The B5203 has the most collisions in Rainford, 143 of 303 (47%), followed by the B5205 (44).

Collisions in Rainford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5203143175417
2ndB52054458011
3rdA5706902

Council area for Rainford

Rainford is in St. Helens, where police recorded 25,137 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rainford accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Rainford

All 303 collisions in Rainford were in the WA11 postcode district.