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Wigan road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,367 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1992, and 1,854 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (1,383), and casualties rose from 1,821.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,367
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,854
Up 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1992

0.9% of collisions in Wigan in 1992 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious14911%
  • Slight1,20688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious1628.7%
  • Slight1,68091%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,367, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (13%)
  • Tuesday196 (14%)
  • Wednesday185 (14%)
  • Thursday219 (16%)
  • Friday224 (16%)
  • Saturday210 (15%)
  • Sunday150 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59266 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January132 (9.7%)
  • February84 (6.1%)
  • March105 (7.7%)
  • April100 (7.3%)
  • May101 (7.4%)
  • June116 (8.5%)
  • July123 (9%)
  • August117 (8.6%)
  • September116 (8.5%)
  • October114 (8.3%)
  • November137 (10%)
  • December122 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight958 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,026 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds247 (18%)
  • Fog or mist33 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry742 (54%)
  • Wet or damp588 (43%)
  • Frost or ice34 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,171 (86%)
  • 40 mph46 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph93 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,111 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,110 (60%)
  • Pedestrian346 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist124 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant55 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (5%)
  • 6 to 10103 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15126 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20393 (21%)
  • 21 to 25290 (16%)
  • 26 to 35354 (19%)
  • 36 to 45199 (11%)
  • 46 to 55124 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6587 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (2.7%)
  • Over 7536 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider998 (54%)
  • Passenger510 (28%)
  • Pedestrian346 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,860 (76%)
  • Motorcycle149 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (3%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wigan

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 27th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1992

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1992: 168, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49168237117
2ndA577132163113
3rdA5728512716
4thA573566814
5thM6549614
6thB5238526805
7thA58395207
8thA580386102
9thA579314703
10thB5215272903
11thB5207263705
12thB5239263816
13thB5375264102
14thA578232611
15thB5206202905
16thA571192900
17thA5082121701
18thB5376111410
19thA57491001
20thM5891400

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1992

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 394.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1992

WN5 and WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1992, with 191 each.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1992, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Wigan road accidents in other years