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Wigan road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,383 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1991, and 1,821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (1,493), and casualties fell from 2,011.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,383
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,821
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
21
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1991

1.5% of collisions in Wigan in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious18413%
  • Slight1,17885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious20611%
  • Slight1,59488%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,383, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday200 (14%)
  • Wednesday174 (13%)
  • Thursday206 (15%)
  • Friday248 (18%)
  • Saturday242 (17%)
  • Sunday133 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59190 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59261 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (8%)
  • February96 (6.9%)
  • March120 (8.7%)
  • April109 (7.9%)
  • May92 (6.7%)
  • June122 (8.8%)
  • July111 (8%)
  • August124 (9%)
  • September126 (9.1%)
  • October120 (8.7%)
  • November137 (9.9%)
  • December116 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,003 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,075 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds220 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry821 (59%)
  • Wet or damp518 (37%)
  • Frost or ice39 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,217 (88%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph74 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,109 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,002 (55%)
  • Pedestrian388 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist136 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10112 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20323 (18%)
  • 21 to 25281 (15%)
  • 26 to 35348 (19%)
  • 36 to 45213 (12%)
  • 46 to 55150 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6590 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.2%)
  • Over 7541 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider966 (53%)
  • Passenger467 (26%)
  • Pedestrian388 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,820 (74%)
  • Motorcycle169 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 29th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1991

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1991: 151, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49151202116
2ndA577145174418
3rdB52386490211
4thA58638207
5thA572598225
6thA573507009
7thM6477429
8thA5804179115
9thB5215364002
10thA579335115
11thB5375334505
12thB5207264105
13thB5206242603
14thA578232702
15thA571222501
16thB5239182911
17thA5209131700
18thA574121500
19thA5106102003
20thA508291001

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1991

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 419.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1991

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1991: 203.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years