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Wigan road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2015, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2014 (325), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2015
248
Down 24% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
354
Down 21% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2015

3.2% of collisions in Wigan in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28179%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 248, down 24% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 248
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (13%)
  • February29 (12%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May15 (6%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July13 (5.2%)
  • August15 (6%)
  • September13 (5.2%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (65%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4%)
  • 30 mph203 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (58%)
  • Pedestrian67 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2525 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (59%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2015.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2015

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2015, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2015

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2015: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577294507
2ndA49203211
3rdA572152107
4thA579142101
5thA580132702
6thB5207132105
7thA573121912
8thB5238121801
9thA57891101
10thB521591413
11thB523971111
12thA586712
13thB53755801
14thB52064401
15thB52374401
16thA5713501
17thM63301
18thA50822301
19thA52092301
20thA51061101

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2015

Leigh, Wigan had the most collisions of any town in Wigan in 2015: 51.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2015

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2015: 58.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years