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Wigan road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1981, and 1,361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (1,107), and casualties fell from 1,412.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,117
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,361
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Wigan in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious19718%
  • Slight89580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.9%
  • Serious22016%
  • Slight1,11582%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,117, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 1,117
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday162 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday183 (16%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.7%)
  • February67 (6%)
  • March98 (8.8%)
  • April91 (8.1%)
  • May95 (8.5%)
  • June95 (8.5%)
  • July63 (5.6%)
  • August118 (11%)
  • September107 (9.6%)
  • October143 (13%)
  • November92 (8.2%)
  • December62 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight781 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds834 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry640 (57%)
  • Wet or damp427 (38%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.2%)
  • Snow13 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph975 (87%)
  • 40 mph33 (3%)
  • 60 mph51 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph58 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway932 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (36%)
  • Pedestrian378 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (21%)
  • Cyclist119 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10116 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15136 (10%)
  • 16 to 20354 (26%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (13%)
  • 36 to 45117 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.2%)
  • Over 7536 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (52%)
  • Pedestrian378 (28%)
  • Passenger273 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,098 (62%)
  • Motorcycle297 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 58th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1981

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1981: 123, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577123138221
2ndA498711519
3rdA5728198217
4thA579557126
5thA58485716
6thB5238455315
7thA573434714
8thA580375429
9thB52063746112
10thB53752932012
11thM6264218
12thB5207172006
13thA578141402
14thA571121202
15thB5376121401
16thB5239111502
17thA50827811
18thA51067901
19thA5747810
20thM5871303

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1981

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 301.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1981

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1981: 170.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years