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Wigan road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,383 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1989, and 1,819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (1,366), and casualties rose from 1,806.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,383
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,819
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Wigan in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious20715%
  • Slight1,15784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious22913%
  • Slight1,57186%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,383, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (13%)
  • Tuesday171 (12%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday224 (16%)
  • Friday231 (17%)
  • Saturday243 (18%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59264 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.8%)
  • February116 (8.4%)
  • March120 (8.7%)
  • April121 (8.7%)
  • May106 (7.7%)
  • June110 (8%)
  • July104 (7.5%)
  • August122 (8.8%)
  • September103 (7.4%)
  • October135 (9.8%)
  • November131 (9.5%)
  • December107 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,071 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry820 (59%)
  • Wet or damp528 (38%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,192 (86%)
  • 40 mph57 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph79 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,134 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant936 (51%)
  • Pedestrian411 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (11%)
  • Cyclist141 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10113 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15134 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20385 (21%)
  • 21 to 25270 (15%)
  • 26 to 35280 (15%)
  • 36 to 45213 (12%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.8%)
  • Over 7544 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider932 (51%)
  • Passenger476 (26%)
  • Pedestrian411 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,710 (72%)
  • Motorcycle217 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 38th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1989

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1989: 164, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577164208328
2ndA49142198123
3rdA5728311316
4thA58638106
5thB52385883013
6thA5735167114
7thA5804476211
8thA579426709
9thB5375414907
10thM6416204
11thB5206324924
12thA571263804
13thB5207262608
14thB5215242903
15thA578232710
16thB5239121702
17thB5376111702
18thA510691202
19thA5749910
20thA520981202

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1989

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 399.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1989

WN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1989: 208.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years