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Wigan road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,493 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1990, and 2,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (1,383), and casualties rose from 1,819.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,493
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,011
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
20
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Wigan in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious19213%
  • Slight1,28186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious22011%
  • Slight1,76988%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,493, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (12%)
  • Wednesday238 (16%)
  • Thursday221 (15%)
  • Friday253 (17%)
  • Saturday223 (15%)
  • Sunday167 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59273 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59275 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (8.4%)
  • February114 (7.6%)
  • March114 (7.6%)
  • April112 (7.5%)
  • May125 (8.4%)
  • June131 (8.8%)
  • July122 (8.2%)
  • August139 (9.3%)
  • September117 (7.8%)
  • October134 (9%)
  • November134 (9%)
  • December125 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,062 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,161 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds229 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry894 (60%)
  • Wet or damp576 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,317 (88%)
  • 40 mph44 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph71 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,241 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,095 (54%)
  • Pedestrian414 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (10%)
  • Cyclist134 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 576 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10139 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15140 (7%)
  • 16 to 20448 (22%)
  • 21 to 25320 (16%)
  • 26 to 35305 (15%)
  • 36 to 45214 (11%)
  • 46 to 55138 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65105 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7577 (3.8%)
  • Over 7549 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,025 (51%)
  • Passenger572 (28%)
  • Pedestrian414 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,932 (73%)
  • Motorcycle214 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach73 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1990

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1990 in Wigan

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 30th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1990

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1990: 164, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577164219223
2ndA49147206011
3rdA572779719
4thA58637803
5thA573587418
6thB5238547417
7thM6437515
8thB5375395224
9thA580377027
10thA579345806
11thB5206304317
12thB5215293625
13thB5207243616
14thB5239243805
15thA571223405
16thA5209183104
17thA578182404
18thB5376121601
19thB5237111300
20thA5106101501

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1990

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 416.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1990

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1990: 246.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years