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Wigan road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2010, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2009 (624), and casualties fell from 890.

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

Collisions in 2010
509
Down 18% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
678
Down 24% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2010

1% of collisions in Wigan in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious578.4%
  • Slight61691%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 509, down 18% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 509
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (17%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (3.7%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March46 (9%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June59 (12%)
  • July44 (8.6%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December41 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (67%)
  • Wet or damp129 (25%)
  • Frost or ice31 (6.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph436 (86%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout47 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (58%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (62%)
  • Passenger148 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wigan ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 94th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2010

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2010, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2010

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2010: 62, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49628316
2ndA577568006
3rdA572263412
4thA58243304
5thA573212602
6thA580192403
7thB5238162301
8thM6162301
9thA579142110
10thA578101200
11thB5207101302
12thB5215101002
13thB5375101201
14thB520691403
15thB523981203
16thM5881200
17thA52095801
18thA5715800
19thB52373300
20thB53763401

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2010

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 132.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2010

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2010: 97.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Wigan road accidents in other years