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Wigan road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2009, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2008 (694), and casualties fell from 940.

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

Collisions in 2009
624
Down 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
890
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Wigan in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight53886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious879.8%
  • Slight79389%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 624, down 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 624
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.3%)
  • February39 (6.3%)
  • March69 (11%)
  • April65 (10%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June60 (9.6%)
  • July61 (9.8%)
  • August46 (7.4%)
  • September35 (5.6%)
  • October60 (9.6%)
  • November49 (7.9%)
  • December32 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (67%)
  • Wet or damp195 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph550 (88%)
  • 40 mph19 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph31 (5%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (59%)
  • Pedestrian141 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (18%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (18%)
  • 36 to 45141 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (56%)
  • Passenger247 (28%)
  • Pedestrian141 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 82nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2009

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2009, with 50 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2009

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2009: 67, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5776710005
2ndA49618828
3rdA572385318
4thA573334514
5thA580275012
6thA58253905
7thA579213201
8thB5215212401
9thA578183101
10thA571172602
11thM6163012
12thB5238112101
13thB5207101201
14thA520991400
15thB52068803
16thB537581001
17thA5746802
18thB52396711
19thA50823401
20thB53763300

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2009

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 145.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2009

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2009: 129.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years