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Wigan road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2012, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2011 (470), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 2012
416
Down 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
573
Down 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2012

1.9% of collisions in Wigan in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight49987%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 416, down 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 416
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.6%)
  • February34 (8.2%)
  • March29 (7%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October50 (12%)
  • November28 (6.7%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (61%)
  • Wet or damp147 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph343 (82%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (55%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (60%)
  • Passenger141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (71%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 114th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2012

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2012, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2012

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2012: 64, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5776410009
2ndA49415616
3rdA572213302
4thA58202511
5thA580152304
6thM6152603
7thA573112202
8thA579101501
9thA57891002
10thB523791001
11thB523881110
12thB520771001
13thB53757701
14thA5716700
15thB52066601
16thB52156801
17thB52395801
18thA52093501
19thB53763601
20thM583300

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2012

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 108.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2012

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2012: 74.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years