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St Helens (St. Helens) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,908 road traffic collisions in St Helens, St. Helens, from 1979 to 2025, and 17,186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 140 were fatal and 1,787 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 136 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (111).

Collisions since 1979
12,908
94th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
17,186
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
140
145 people killed
Serious collisions
1,787
1,952 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
136
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
155
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for St Helens

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1401.1%
  • Serious1,78714%
  • Slight10,98185%

What the data shows

  • St Helens had 1,191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 1,929 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in St Helens were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,181 children under 16 were killed or injured in St Helens, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in St Helens.

Where St Helens ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
94th
Most casualties
89th
Most fatal collisions
86th
Most serious collisions
111th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,877 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,874 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,881 (15%)
  • Thursday1,931 (15%)
  • Friday2,228 (17%)
  • Saturday1,835 (14%)
  • Sunday1,282 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,356 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,221 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown151 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,966 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,412 (11%)
  • Roundabout810 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road666 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph165 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph11,691 (91%)
  • 40 mph533 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph125 (1%)
  • 70 mph364 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,714 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,987 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds316 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds285 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds74 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist59 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.1%)
  • Other250 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded204 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant9,262 (54%)
  • Pedestrian3,718 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,375 (8%)
  • Cyclist1,162 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant887 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant256 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant247 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant90 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)89 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant78 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

St Helens road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Helens, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in St Helens peaked at 431 in 1999; 2025 had 136.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 136
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025136155
2024111133
2023108152
2022130153
2021102119
2020101123
2019129146
2018125157
2017127158
2016122177
2015172246
2014172244
2013185250
2012176252
2011180227
2010161230
2009164243
2008219310
2007232330
2006268405
2005294432
2004292396
2003282397
2002261342
2001308434
2000388557
1999431631
1998422573
1997409586
1996379525
1995344482
1994424576
1993377508
1992395525
1991388513
1990399530
1989422559
1988332435
1987354438
1986354433
1985355447
1984333398
1983371424
1982365441
1981324392
1980393494
1979392508

Map of recent crashes in St Helens

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in St Helens

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in St Helens

The 24 most recent collisions in St Helens happened between 30 October and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in St Helens

The A58 has the most collisions in St Helens, 1,489 of 12,908 (12%), followed by the A570 (1,383).

Collisions in St Helens on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA581,4892,05617186
2ndA5701,3831,83914187
3rdA57269591713106
4thA571482647364
5thB5204369521254
6thB5413301402155
7thA5802874701144
8thA569230338230
9thB5201170222021
10thA50597010115
11thA568568231
12thB54195279011
13thA577901
14thB52035900
15thB52075501
16thB5725502
17thA494500
18thB51434500
19thB5704502
20thA52013400

Council area for St Helens

St Helens is in St. Helens, where police recorded 25,137 collisions from 1979 to 2025. St Helens accounts for 51% of them.

Postcode districts in St Helens

Collisions in St Helens were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by WA9 (5,870) and WA10 (5,558).