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Wigan road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2006, and 1,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (917), and casualties rose from 1,263.

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

Collisions in 2006
909
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,281
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Wigan in 2006 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious808.8%
  • Slight81890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious856.6%
  • Slight1,18593%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 909, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday154 (17%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.4%)
  • February69 (7.6%)
  • March59 (6.5%)
  • April71 (7.8%)
  • May89 (9.8%)
  • June78 (8.6%)
  • July61 (6.7%)
  • August88 (9.7%)
  • September80 (8.8%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November85 (9.4%)
  • December61 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds724 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (66%)
  • Wet or damp302 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph780 (86%)
  • 40 mph18 (2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph86 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant783 (61%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist78 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1594 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20230 (18%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35234 (18%)
  • 36 to 45193 (15%)
  • 46 to 55117 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (5%)
  • Over 7536 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (56%)
  • Passenger351 (27%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,266 (75%)
  • Motorcycle95 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 39th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2006

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2006, with 55 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2006

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2006: 90, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57790127011
2ndA498712204
3rdA572476205
4thM6447124
5thA58425214
6thA580386413
7thA579306100
8thA573253003
9thB5238253603
10thB5207233002
11thA578192801
12thB5206172613
13thB5215161801
14thB5375111601
15thB5237101801
16thA57181401
17thB523981501
18thM5871300
19thA52095600
20thA51064800

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2006

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 221.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2006

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2006: 155.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years