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Wigan road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,271 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2001, and 1,814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (1,269), and casualties rose from 1,799.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,271
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,814
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2001

1% of collisions in Wigan in 2001 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious987.7%
  • Slight1,16091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious1126.2%
  • Slight1,68993%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,271, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (13%)
  • Tuesday170 (13%)
  • Wednesday187 (15%)
  • Thursday188 (15%)
  • Friday198 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (15%)
  • Sunday167 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59275 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (9.1%)
  • February98 (7.7%)
  • March104 (8.2%)
  • April105 (8.3%)
  • May76 (6%)
  • June94 (7.4%)
  • July89 (7%)
  • August115 (9%)
  • September96 (7.6%)
  • October107 (8.4%)
  • November135 (11%)
  • December136 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight915 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,010 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (59%)
  • Wet or damp485 (38%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,155 (91%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway983 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,183 (65%)
  • Pedestrian260 (14%)
  • Cyclist108 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3%)
  • 6 to 10106 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15143 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20300 (17%)
  • 21 to 25189 (10%)
  • 26 to 35367 (20%)
  • 36 to 45286 (16%)
  • 46 to 55171 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider997 (55%)
  • Passenger557 (31%)
  • Pedestrian260 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,830 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle115 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wigan

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wigan ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 31st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2001

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2001, with 106 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2001

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2001: 154, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49154220213
2ndA57714118726
3rdA5726894110
4thA58528018
5thB5238517801
6thM6426913
7thB5215374403
8thA573355511
9thA580263602
10thA571233812
11thA578233701
12thA579223702
13thB5375222901
14thB5207213501
15thB5239162701
16thB5206141802
17thA5209122400
18thA574101601
19thB5237101502
20thA510671101

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2001

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 379.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2001

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2001: 206.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years