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Wigan road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,107 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1980, and 1,412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (1,072), and casualties rose from 1,373.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,107
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,412
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
27
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Wigan in 1980 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.4%
  • Serious18917%
  • Slight89180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302.1%
  • Serious21315%
  • Slight1,16983%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,107, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday180 (16%)
  • Friday202 (18%)
  • Saturday162 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (6.9%)
  • February68 (6.1%)
  • March100 (9%)
  • April77 (7%)
  • May104 (9.4%)
  • June114 (10%)
  • July75 (6.8%)
  • August95 (8.6%)
  • September94 (8.5%)
  • October96 (8.7%)
  • November107 (9.7%)
  • December101 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (62%)
  • Wet or damp391 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph961 (87%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (5%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway946 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (36%)
  • Pedestrian400 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (22%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10122 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15135 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20345 (24%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (14%)
  • 36 to 45123 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider683 (48%)
  • Pedestrian400 (28%)
  • Passenger329 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,020 (60%)
  • Motorcycle344 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wigan

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 66th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1980

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1980: 114, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577114131123
2ndA4999120119
3rdA57284104313
4thA579507015
5thB5238435319
6thA58405419
7thA573384712
8thA580345734
9thB5206313819
10thB5375303503
11thB5239243106
12thM6245944
13thA578202104
14thA571182205
15thA574151902
16thA510681000
17thB520781311
18thB53766600
19thA52095510
20thA50824900

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1980

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 323.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1980

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1980: 182.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years