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Wigan road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,072 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1979, and 1,373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,505 collisions in Wigan.

Collisions in 1979
1,072
Casualties in 1979
1,373
Fatal collisions
29
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Wigan in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.7%
  • Serious22321%
  • Slight82076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.3%
  • Serious25018%
  • Slight1,09179%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,072.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (13%)
  • Tuesday165 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (13%)
  • Thursday167 (16%)
  • Friday174 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.8%)
  • February64 (6%)
  • March68 (6.3%)
  • April86 (8%)
  • May113 (11%)
  • June87 (8.1%)
  • July73 (6.8%)
  • August85 (7.9%)
  • September95 (8.9%)
  • October102 (9.5%)
  • November119 (11%)
  • December107 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds801 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (55%)
  • Wet or damp414 (39%)
  • Frost or ice48 (4.5%)
  • Snow17 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph944 (88%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph57 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway913 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (35%)
  • Pedestrian411 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (20%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10133 (9.7%)
  • 11 to 15139 (10%)
  • 16 to 20344 (25%)
  • 21 to 25157 (11%)
  • 26 to 35184 (13%)
  • 36 to 45106 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5588 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (45%)
  • Pedestrian411 (30%)
  • Passenger340 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,007 (61%)
  • Motorcycle296 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wigan

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 70th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1979

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1979: 123, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49123158217
2ndA577122140528
3rdA57286113521
4thA573365219
5thA579365128
6thB52063443010
7thA58324347
8thA580314937
9thB5238303308
10thA578263414
11thM6263702
12thB5239253806
13thB5375213115
14thA571172003
15thB5207172105
16thA574162003
17thB5376111203
18thB523761111
19thA50825800
20thA51063602

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1979

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 301.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1979

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1979: 175.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years