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Wigan road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,244 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1987, and 1,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (1,148), and casualties rose from 1,488.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,244
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,584
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Wigan in 1987 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious15813%
  • Slight1,06686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious18011%
  • Slight1,38487%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,244, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (14%)
  • Friday209 (17%)
  • Saturday202 (16%)
  • Sunday160 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (6.2%)
  • February83 (6.7%)
  • March102 (8.2%)
  • April105 (8.4%)
  • May106 (8.5%)
  • June117 (9.4%)
  • July108 (8.7%)
  • August103 (8.3%)
  • September98 (7.9%)
  • October128 (10%)
  • November116 (9.3%)
  • December101 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds951 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry724 (58%)
  • Wet or damp492 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,082 (87%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph66 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph43 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant688 (43%)
  • Pedestrian379 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (16%)
  • Cyclist123 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10101 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15132 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20380 (24%)
  • 21 to 25213 (13%)
  • 26 to 35218 (14%)
  • 36 to 45183 (12%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.4%)
  • Over 7541 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider802 (51%)
  • Passenger403 (25%)
  • Pedestrian379 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,396 (68%)
  • Motorcycle261 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach85 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 42nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1987

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1987: 135, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577135164217
2ndA49133177317
3rdA572738625
4thB52385777014
5thA573566608
6thA58506117
7thA580346026
8thB5375344505
9thB5206324726
10thB5207303505
11thA579273315
12thB5215243103
13thM6234413
14thB5239222703
15thA578192302
16thA571141622
17thA5082101400
18thA5209101600
19thA574101400
20thB537691102

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1987

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 367.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1987

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1987: 174.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years