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Wigan road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41,505 road traffic collisions in Wigan from 1979 to 2025, and 55,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 566 were fatal and 5,532 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 219 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (275), and casualties fell from 337 to 275.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
41,505
57th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55,680
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
566
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
219
Down 20% on 2024

Crash severity in Wigan

1.4% of collisions in Wigan from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5661.4%
  • Serious5,53213%
  • Slight35,40785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5991.1%
  • Serious6,11011%
  • Slight48,97188%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. In 2025 there were 219, down 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 219
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025219275
2024275337
2023222267
2022238288
2021255324
2020234309
2019305409
2018300380
2017342448
2016237317
2015248354
2014325448
2013331465
2012416573
2011470672
2010509678
2009624890
2008694940
20077611,020
20069091,281
20059171,263
20049951,360
20031,1181,529
20021,1931,727
20011,2711,814
20001,2691,799
19991,2961,840
19981,3911,977
19971,3801,956
19961,3501,881
19951,3111,765
19941,3311,824
19931,3481,869
19921,3671,854
19911,3831,821
19901,4932,011
19891,3831,819
19881,3661,806
19871,2441,584
19861,1481,488
19851,2031,452
19841,1221,405
19831,1951,459
19821,2211,556
19811,1171,361
19801,1071,412
19791,0721,373

When and where crashes happen in Wigan

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,646 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,904 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,875 (14%)
  • Thursday6,347 (15%)
  • Friday6,912 (17%)
  • Saturday6,110 (15%)
  • Sunday4,711 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,714 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59683 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,507 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,267 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,517 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,365 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,455 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,997 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,359 (8.1%)
  • February3,038 (7.3%)
  • March3,402 (8.2%)
  • April3,247 (7.8%)
  • May3,487 (8.4%)
  • June3,541 (8.5%)
  • July3,244 (7.8%)
  • August3,409 (8.2%)
  • September3,496 (8.4%)
  • October3,852 (9.3%)
  • November3,913 (9.4%)
  • December3,517 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,416 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,172 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting477 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown300 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit140 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,654 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds659 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds652 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist225 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds195 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds51 (0.1%)
  • Other402 (1%)
  • Not recorded484 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry25,439 (61%)
  • Wet or damp15,048 (36%)
  • Frost or ice713 (1.7%)
  • Snow173 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep39 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel30 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph318 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph36,346 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,107 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph254 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1,322 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph2,156 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33,290 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway4,457 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2,154 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout991 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded613 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wigan

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,113 (54%)
  • Pedestrian11,251 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist5,676 (10%)
  • Cyclist4,249 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,844 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant1,345 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)411 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant275 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant243 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant225 (0.4%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,914 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 103,454 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 154,621 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2010,023 (18%)
  • 21 to 257,067 (13%)
  • 26 to 359,910 (18%)
  • 36 to 457,023 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,789 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 653,346 (6%)
  • 66 to 752,105 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,385 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,908 (54%)
  • Passenger14,521 (26%)
  • Pedestrian11,251 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53,373 (73%)
  • Motorcycle5,977 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4,337 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,922 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,105 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2,100 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle584 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car455 (0.6%)
  • Minibus329 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle35 (under 0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wigan

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wigan

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wigan ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 57th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 92nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538
55thStoke-on-Trent41,98453,9474525,078
56thBolton41,74955,8565425,867
57thWigan (this area)41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire41,47559,7191,23810,478
59thNewcastle upon Tyne41,25153,3854946,509
60thWaltham Forest40,62649,2393225,584

Accident hotspots in Wigan

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan, with 971 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan from 1979 to 2025: 4,637, including 54 fatal and 599 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5774,6376,07654599
2ndA494,2705,94737484
3rdA5722,4213,18736336
4thA581,5802,07327233
5thA5731,5172,01727208
6thB52381,4642,04515194
7thA5801,3432,14145173
8thA5791,2381,74119156
9thM61,1901,99542123
10thB53759211,2387124
11thB52068491,20219174
12thA5788151,07914103
13thB52157681,026883
14thB52077481,0238129
15thA571610871778
16thB52395738861095
17thA5209297441233
18thA574273334536
19thB5237260358641
20thA5082218301526

Towns in Wigan

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 11,756.

Postcode districts in Wigan

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan from 1979 to 2025: 6,674.

Latest crashes in Wigan

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wigan, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity