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Wigan road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2011, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (509), and casualties fell from 678.

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

Collisions in 2011
470
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
672
Down 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Wigan in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight39584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight59088%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 470, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 470
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May46 (9.8%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August25 (5.3%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December37 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (71%)
  • Wet or damp134 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3%)
  • 30 mph404 (86%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (54%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2089 (13%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (16%)
  • 36 to 45101 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (57%)
  • Passenger188 (28%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (71%)
  • Motorcycle79 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 100th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2011

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2011, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2011

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2011: 63, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577638206
2ndA49517915
3rdA58273913
4thA572233202
5thB5215173002
6thA573151703
7thA579152221
8thA580131703
9thA571122600
10thM6122904
11thB5238111701
12thA578101204
13thB5207101312
14thB53756601
15thB53766602
16thA52095801
17thB52375800
18thM585800
19thB52063701
20thA50822200

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2011

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 131.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2011

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2011: 85.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2011, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years