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Wigan road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,118 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2003, and 1,529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (1,193), and casualties fell from 1,727.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,118
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,529
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2003

1% of collisions in Wigan in 2003 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious1039.2%
  • Slight1,00490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious1087.1%
  • Slight1,40992%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,118, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (15%)
  • Wednesday145 (13%)
  • Thursday164 (15%)
  • Friday203 (18%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8.9%)
  • February86 (7.7%)
  • March81 (7.2%)
  • April89 (8%)
  • May107 (9.6%)
  • June83 (7.4%)
  • July92 (8.2%)
  • August82 (7.3%)
  • September105 (9.4%)
  • October108 (9.7%)
  • November101 (9%)
  • December85 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds919 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry728 (65%)
  • Wet or damp362 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,014 (91%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph61 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant978 (64%)
  • Pedestrian250 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15127 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20233 (15%)
  • 21 to 25162 (11%)
  • 26 to 35294 (19%)
  • 36 to 45258 (17%)
  • 46 to 55155 (10%)
  • 56 to 65103 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider885 (58%)
  • Passenger394 (26%)
  • Pedestrian250 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,594 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle116 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 40th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2003

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2003, with 90 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2003

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2003: 124, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49124165112
2ndA57710915119
3rdA572557013
4thA58415205
5thA573405206
6thB5215335113
7thA580315302
8thM6314811
9thB5238304401
10thA579294501
11thB5375283503
12thB5206213204
13thB5239203415
14thA578182611
15thB5207172602
16thA571141801
17thA508281001
18thB523781300
19thA51066701
20thA520951200

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2003

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 319.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2003

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2003: 179.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years