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Wigan road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,350 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1996, and 1,881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (1,311), and casualties rose from 1,765.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,350
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,881
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Wigan in 1996 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious1309.6%
  • Slight1,20389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious1487.9%
  • Slight1,71391%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,350, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (13%)
  • Tuesday184 (14%)
  • Wednesday187 (14%)
  • Thursday206 (15%)
  • Friday226 (17%)
  • Saturday194 (14%)
  • Sunday177 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59261 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (7.2%)
  • February123 (9.1%)
  • March99 (7.3%)
  • April110 (8.1%)
  • May103 (7.6%)
  • June115 (8.5%)
  • July102 (7.6%)
  • August99 (7.3%)
  • September113 (8.4%)
  • October137 (10%)
  • November135 (10%)
  • December117 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight986 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,086 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry809 (60%)
  • Wet or damp493 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.1%)
  • Snow20 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,199 (89%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph79 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,077 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,197 (64%)
  • Pedestrian334 (18%)
  • Cyclist137 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10118 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15167 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20286 (15%)
  • 21 to 25271 (14%)
  • 26 to 35382 (20%)
  • 36 to 45248 (13%)
  • 46 to 55161 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6590 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.2%)
  • Over 7539 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,023 (54%)
  • Passenger524 (28%)
  • Pedestrian334 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,926 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle88 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.3%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 31st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1996

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1996: 155, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49155258117
2ndA57715321318
3rdA572668516
4thA573517226
5thA58476526
6thA580436606
7thB5238425706
8thM6396123
9thB5375335605
10thA579324113
11thB5215263705
12thB5207243715
13thB5206202501
14thA578172811
15thB5239162301
16thA571152301
17thB5237152004
18thA5082101301
19thA520981401
20thA510661100

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1996

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 423.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1996

WN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1996: 190.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years