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Wigan road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,348 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1993, and 1,869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (1,367), and casualties rose from 1,854.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,348
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,869
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Wigan in 1993 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious1259.3%
  • Slight1,21390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious1457.8%
  • Slight1,71192%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,348, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (13%)
  • Tuesday204 (15%)
  • Wednesday209 (16%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday245 (18%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59338 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59244 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January125 (9.3%)
  • February81 (6%)
  • March111 (8.2%)
  • April125 (9.3%)
  • May116 (8.6%)
  • June118 (8.8%)
  • July113 (8.4%)
  • August112 (8.3%)
  • September100 (7.4%)
  • October119 (8.8%)
  • November121 (9%)
  • December107 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight982 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,042 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds241 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (61%)
  • Wet or damp505 (37%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,163 (86%)
  • 40 mph31 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph64 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph81 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,060 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,158 (62%)
  • Pedestrian309 (17%)
  • Cyclist134 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (4%)
  • 6 to 10106 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15137 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20303 (16%)
  • 21 to 25323 (17%)
  • 26 to 35345 (18%)
  • 36 to 45199 (11%)
  • 46 to 55168 (9%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7580 (4.3%)
  • Over 7545 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider996 (53%)
  • Passenger564 (30%)
  • Pedestrian309 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,884 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle110 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach72 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 28th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1993

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1993: 150, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4915022409
2ndA577130162013
3rdA572658602
4thB5238548213
5thA58476413
6thM6477311
7thA580468104
8thA573435713
9thA579355706
10thB5375355102
11thB5206335333
12thA578293902
13thA571284603
14thB5207213703
15thB5215202600
16thB5239172703
17thA5209121801
18thA508291100
19thA57491201
20thA510681403

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1993

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 406.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1993

WN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1993: 207.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years