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Wigan road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,391 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1998, and 1,977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (1,380), and casualties rose from 1,956.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,391
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,977
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Wigan in 1998 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1299.3%
  • Slight1,25890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.2%
  • Serious1336.7%
  • Slight1,84093%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,391, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday184 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (13%)
  • Thursday195 (14%)
  • Friday263 (19%)
  • Saturday213 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59270 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59265 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (9.1%)
  • February117 (8.4%)
  • March125 (9%)
  • April105 (7.5%)
  • May87 (6.3%)
  • June104 (7.5%)
  • July121 (8.7%)
  • August106 (7.6%)
  • September131 (9.4%)
  • October121 (8.7%)
  • November135 (9.7%)
  • December113 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,014 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit363 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,069 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds255 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (58%)
  • Wet or damp567 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,253 (90%)
  • 40 mph23 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph86 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,095 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,259 (64%)
  • Pedestrian333 (17%)
  • Cyclist118 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant70 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 572 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10132 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15181 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20292 (15%)
  • 21 to 25222 (11%)
  • 26 to 35458 (23%)
  • 36 to 45269 (14%)
  • 46 to 55179 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6591 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (2.2%)
  • Over 7537 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,057 (53%)
  • Passenger587 (30%)
  • Pedestrian333 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,993 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle88 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3%)
  • Bus or coach69 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 29th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1998

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1998: 162, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577162233017
2ndA49146210014
3rdA5736311004
4thA572578206
5thB5238508014
6thA58456907
7thM6435603
8thA579427204
9thA580415621
10thA578354604
11thB5215273302
12thA571222903
13thB5206203504
14thB5239202602
15thB5375202503
16thB5207111402
17thM58111900
18thA520981702
19thB52378902
20thA5746700

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1998

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 432.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1998

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1998: 219.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years