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Wigan road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,366 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1988, and 1,806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (1,244), and casualties rose from 1,584.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,366
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,806
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Wigan in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.5%
  • Serious17213%
  • Slight1,17486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious19111%
  • Slight1,59588%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,366, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (14%)
  • Tuesday190 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday198 (14%)
  • Friday228 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59255 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (9.3%)
  • February106 (7.8%)
  • March136 (10%)
  • April85 (6.2%)
  • May117 (8.6%)
  • June99 (7.2%)
  • July110 (8.1%)
  • August116 (8.5%)
  • September116 (8.5%)
  • October116 (8.5%)
  • November126 (9.2%)
  • December112 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit374 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,071 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (59%)
  • Wet or damp544 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,211 (89%)
  • 40 mph39 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph57 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,102 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant875 (48%)
  • Pedestrian414 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (12%)
  • Cyclist132 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 10138 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 15165 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20405 (22%)
  • 21 to 25245 (14%)
  • 26 to 35245 (14%)
  • 36 to 45196 (11%)
  • 46 to 55116 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.4%)
  • Over 7554 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider896 (50%)
  • Passenger496 (27%)
  • Pedestrian414 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,640 (71%)
  • Motorcycle218 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach80 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 35th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1988

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1988: 160, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49160223214
2ndA577137175220
3rdA572101123315
4thA58566619
5thB5238497517
6thA573476103
7thA580376233
8thB5215364901
9thM6366616
10thB5375273002
11thB5207253203
12thA579212513
13thA578202624
14thB5206202904
15thA571162102
16thB5239152101
17thA5106101501
18thA508291001
19thA520991401
20thA57481000

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1988

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 418.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1988

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1988: 211.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years