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Wigan road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,193 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2002, and 1,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,271), and casualties fell from 1,814.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,193
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,727
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Wigan in 2002 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1169.7%
  • Slight1,06890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious1237.1%
  • Slight1,59592%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,193, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (14%)
  • Wednesday189 (16%)
  • Thursday185 (16%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday160 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.2%)
  • February80 (6.7%)
  • March101 (8.5%)
  • April92 (7.7%)
  • May117 (9.8%)
  • June94 (7.9%)
  • July96 (8%)
  • August93 (7.8%)
  • September100 (8.4%)
  • October118 (9.9%)
  • November119 (10%)
  • December97 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight841 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit334 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds962 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry755 (63%)
  • Wet or damp424 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,061 (89%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph74 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway921 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,075 (62%)
  • Pedestrian292 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist108 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10105 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15156 (9%)
  • 16 to 20279 (16%)
  • 21 to 25195 (11%)
  • 26 to 35307 (18%)
  • 36 to 45273 (16%)
  • 46 to 55163 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65105 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (2.9%)
  • Over 7540 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider961 (56%)
  • Passenger474 (27%)
  • Pedestrian292 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,698 (78%)
  • Motorcycle122 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wigan ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 34th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2002

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2002, with 102 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2002

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2002: 144, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577144243314
2ndA4912417107
3rdA572547602
4thB5238518312
5thA573508208
6thA580416415
7thA579314803
8thA578303713
9thM6304202
10thB5375284004
11thA58273911
12thB5215254201
13thB5206202607
14thB5239182800
15thA571172702
16thB5207162001
17thA5209102002
18thB537691202
19thB523771302
20thA5746601

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2002

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 348.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2002

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2002: 205.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2002, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years