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Wigan road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,380 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1997, and 1,956 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (1,350), and casualties rose from 1,881.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,380
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,956
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Wigan in 1997 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious1198.6%
  • Slight1,25191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious1326.7%
  • Slight1,81493%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,380, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday190 (14%)
  • Wednesday226 (16%)
  • Thursday228 (17%)
  • Friday214 (16%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday142 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59386 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59261 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (8.8%)
  • February102 (7.4%)
  • March121 (8.8%)
  • April106 (7.7%)
  • May100 (7.2%)
  • June137 (9.9%)
  • July103 (7.5%)
  • August103 (7.5%)
  • September95 (6.9%)
  • October124 (9%)
  • November144 (10%)
  • December123 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight978 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,065 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds249 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry845 (61%)
  • Wet or damp527 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,227 (89%)
  • 40 mph23 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph95 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,087 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout38 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,257 (64%)
  • Pedestrian299 (15%)
  • Cyclist150 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (4%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10128 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15159 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20294 (15%)
  • 21 to 25225 (12%)
  • 26 to 35471 (24%)
  • 36 to 45219 (11%)
  • 46 to 55165 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (2.8%)
  • Over 7541 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,088 (56%)
  • Passenger569 (29%)
  • Pedestrian299 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,986 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle89 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (3%)
  • Bus or coach75 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 28th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1997

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1997: 185, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577185282117
2ndA49176252111
3rdA5726799112
4thA58516808
5thA580507412
6thB5238476301
7thA573455817
8thM6446412
9thB5215334213
10thA579314402
11thB5206243402
12thB5207233011
13thA578212301
14thB5239214002
15thB5375182303
16thA571141801
17thB5237122203
18thA5209112001
19thA574111302
20thM5891300

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1997

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 406.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1997

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1997: 222.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years