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Wigan road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2017, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 44% on 2016 (237), and casualties rose from 317.

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

Collisions in 2017
342
Up 44% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
448
Up 41% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Wigan in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight27079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37183%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 342, up 44% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 342
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March34 (9.9%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August29 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November28 (8.2%)
  • December27 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (68%)
  • Wet or damp105 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5%)
  • 30 mph285 (83%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (52%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)
  • Cyclist51 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (60%)
  • Passenger94 (21%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 124th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2017

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2017, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2017

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2017: 35, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577354607
2ndA49284107
3rdA572182302
4thA579161801
5thA58162114
6thB5238142503
7thA573131403
8thA580122002
9thB5215121504
10thA578101400
11thB537591401
12thB520681503
13thA5717700
14thB52396701
15thM65910
16thA50824402
17thA5743600
18thB52073301
19thB52371200
20thM581200

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2017

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 100.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2017

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years