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Wigan road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2004, and 1,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (1,118), and casualties fell from 1,529.

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

Collisions in 2004
995
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,360
Down 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Wigan in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10310%
  • Slight88689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious1148.4%
  • Slight1,24091%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 995, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (16%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.9%)
  • February84 (8.4%)
  • March80 (8%)
  • April89 (8.9%)
  • May103 (10%)
  • June74 (7.4%)
  • July90 (9%)
  • August68 (6.8%)
  • September64 (6.4%)
  • October80 (8%)
  • November80 (8%)
  • December94 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry630 (63%)
  • Wet or damp351 (35%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph883 (89%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph68 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant852 (63%)
  • Pedestrian232 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (8%)
  • Cyclist90 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15116 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20194 (14%)
  • 21 to 25171 (13%)
  • 26 to 35235 (17%)
  • 36 to 45228 (17%)
  • 46 to 55136 (10%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.3%)
  • Over 7540 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (57%)
  • Passenger347 (26%)
  • Pedestrian232 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,413 (76%)
  • Motorcycle120 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 48th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2004

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2004, with 83 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2004

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2004: 111, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577111130011
2ndA49108154011
3rdA572618416
4thA58447204
5thA580396901
6thA573354104
7thM6315212
8thA579243302
9thB5375224011
10thB5238212602
11thA578202401
12thB5215202501
13thB5207192104
14thB5206131701
15thB5239132102
16thA571101712
17thB5237101301
18thB537681202
19thA520971100
20thA50825600

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2004

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 278.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2004

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2004: 167.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years