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Wigan road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,331 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1994, and 1,824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (1,348), and casualties fell from 1,869.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,331
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,824
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
14
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Wigan in 1994 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious1209%
  • Slight1,19790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious1357.4%
  • Slight1,67592%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,331, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday187 (14%)
  • Wednesday185 (14%)
  • Thursday206 (15%)
  • Friday201 (15%)
  • Saturday214 (16%)
  • Sunday157 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59267 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59241 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (9.5%)
  • February89 (6.7%)
  • March115 (8.6%)
  • April115 (8.6%)
  • May106 (8%)
  • June115 (8.6%)
  • July95 (7.1%)
  • August103 (7.7%)
  • September108 (8.1%)
  • October132 (9.9%)
  • November119 (8.9%)
  • December108 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds987 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (57%)
  • Wet or damp555 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,186 (89%)
  • 40 mph25 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph68 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,071 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,160 (64%)
  • Pedestrian308 (17%)
  • Cyclist134 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10116 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15138 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20283 (16%)
  • 21 to 25264 (14%)
  • 26 to 35404 (22%)
  • 36 to 45213 (12%)
  • 46 to 55161 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6590 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider991 (54%)
  • Passenger525 (29%)
  • Pedestrian308 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,901 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3%)
  • Motorcycle72 (3%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.6%)
  • Minibus16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 31st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1994

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1994: 154, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577154197115
2ndA49147233011
3rdA5727494110
4thB5238569017
5thA573485813
6thB5375487322
7thA58435924
8thA580386213
9thB5207375205
10thM6365611
11thB5206324412
12thA579314106
13thA578273700
14thB5215233204
15thB5239182600
16thA571172800
17thA5209131600
18thA51067800
19thA5747801
20thM5871000

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1994

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 390.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1994

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1994: 196.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years