Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wigan road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,269 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2000, and 1,799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (1,296), and casualties fell from 1,840.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,269
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,799
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Wigan in 2000 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious957.5%
  • Slight1,15691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious1297.2%
  • Slight1,65092%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,269, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (15%)
  • Tuesday178 (14%)
  • Wednesday157 (12%)
  • Thursday194 (15%)
  • Friday194 (15%)
  • Saturday196 (15%)
  • Sunday158 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (9.1%)
  • February88 (6.9%)
  • March103 (8.1%)
  • April113 (8.9%)
  • May113 (8.9%)
  • June97 (7.6%)
  • July108 (8.5%)
  • August80 (6.3%)
  • September103 (8.1%)
  • October123 (9.7%)
  • November114 (9%)
  • December111 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight904 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds924 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds288 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (52%)
  • Wet or damp587 (46%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,119 (88%)
  • 40 mph26 (2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph95 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,099 (61%)
  • Pedestrian274 (15%)
  • Cyclist112 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10110 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15145 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20248 (14%)
  • 21 to 25206 (11%)
  • 26 to 35402 (22%)
  • 36 to 45267 (15%)
  • 46 to 55158 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65128 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.1%)
  • Over 7541 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider987 (55%)
  • Passenger538 (30%)
  • Pedestrian274 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,828 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle114 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 35th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2000

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2000: 152, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4915221109
2ndA57713418117
3rdA572699112
4thM65812922
5thB5238509507
6thA573475502
7thA580447730
8thA58416006
9thB5215344801
10thA579242912
11thB5375243503
12thA578223603
13thB5206222800
14thB5207202702
15thB5239193522
16thA571141611
17thA5209111811
18thA57491001
19thA50828901
20thB523781102

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2000

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 389.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2000

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2000: 203.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years