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Wigan road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,296 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1999, and 1,840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (1,391), and casualties fell from 1,977.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,296
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,840
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Wigan in 1999 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious1048%
  • Slight1,18391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious1146.2%
  • Slight1,71693%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,296, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (14%)
  • Tuesday170 (13%)
  • Wednesday192 (15%)
  • Thursday219 (17%)
  • Friday206 (16%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday159 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59243 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59316 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7%)
  • February86 (6.6%)
  • March126 (9.7%)
  • April98 (7.6%)
  • May121 (9.3%)
  • June101 (7.8%)
  • July100 (7.7%)
  • August110 (8.5%)
  • September124 (9.6%)
  • October105 (8.1%)
  • November100 (7.7%)
  • December134 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight942 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit339 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,006 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds242 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (59%)
  • Wet or damp498 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,141 (88%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph79 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,003 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,219 (66%)
  • Pedestrian303 (16%)
  • Cyclist119 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10136 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15146 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20320 (17%)
  • 21 to 25188 (10%)
  • 26 to 35392 (21%)
  • 36 to 45246 (13%)
  • 46 to 55147 (8%)
  • 56 to 65115 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.9%)
  • Over 7532 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,018 (55%)
  • Passenger519 (28%)
  • Pedestrian303 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,907 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle78 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach67 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Wigan

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 33rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1999

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1999: 153, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49153224010
2ndA577133188211
3rdA572729707
4thA58536802
5thA580497224
6thM6427612
7thA579406105
8thA573396002
9thB5215366304
10thB5238364503
11thA578304004
12thB5375273103
13thA571224302
14thB5207222901
15thB5206212705
16thA5106121401
17thA5209111701
18thB5239111700
19thB523781602
20thA5747902

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1999

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 379.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1999

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1999: 231.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1999, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years