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Wigan road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2008, and 940 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (761), and casualties fell from 1,020.

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

Collisions in 2008
694
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
940
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Wigan in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight60387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious899.5%
  • Slight84590%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 694, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 694
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.8%)
  • February59 (8.5%)
  • March53 (7.6%)
  • April56 (8.1%)
  • May58 (8.4%)
  • June60 (8.6%)
  • July52 (7.5%)
  • August59 (8.5%)
  • September68 (9.8%)
  • October56 (8.1%)
  • November59 (8.5%)
  • December53 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (61%)
  • Wet or damp249 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph615 (89%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (56%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1584 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20151 (16%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35146 (16%)
  • 36 to 45165 (18%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (56%)
  • Passenger246 (26%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (74%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 68th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2008

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2008, with 54 collisions.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2008

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2008: 90, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57790117014
2ndA49659206
3rdA572344605
4thA58333917
5thA573273602
6thM6263815
7thB5238253700
8thB5215223703
9thA579202702
10thA580203400
11thA571142912
12thA578131904
13thB5375131704
14thB5206101501
15thB520781001
16thB523981101
17thA52096800
18thB52376600
19thM585600
20thA50823400

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2008

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 200.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2008

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2008: 112.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years