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Wigan road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2005, and 1,263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (995), and casualties fell from 1,360.

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

Collisions in 2005
917
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,263
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Wigan in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight80688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious1179.3%
  • Slight1,13390%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 917, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday138 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.3%)
  • February76 (8.3%)
  • March75 (8.2%)
  • April71 (7.7%)
  • May77 (8.4%)
  • June87 (9.5%)
  • July73 (8%)
  • August70 (7.6%)
  • September67 (7.3%)
  • October74 (8.1%)
  • November88 (9.6%)
  • December83 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds742 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry601 (66%)
  • Wet or damp306 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph815 (89%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant797 (63%)
  • Pedestrian190 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist76 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20203 (16%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35242 (19%)
  • 36 to 45219 (17%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4%)
  • Over 7539 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider733 (58%)
  • Passenger340 (27%)
  • Pedestrian190 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (75%)
  • Motorcycle130 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 45th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2005

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2005, with 71 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2005

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2005: 95, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5779512704
2ndA499313327
3rdA572587207
4thA58455517
5thM6457436
6thA573294005
7thA579283711
8thA580284203
9thB5215284302
10thB5238213103
11thB5207203202
12thB5375203001
13thA578172812
14thA571131600
15thB5206132002
16thB5237101401
17thA52098900
18thB523982403
19thA5747901
20thA50825600

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2005

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 247.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2005

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2005: 161.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years