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Wigan road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2018, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (342), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2018
300
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
380
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2018

2% of collisions in Wigan in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight30580%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 300, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 300
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.7%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July25 (8.3%)
  • August24 (8%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October21 (7%)
  • November23 (7.7%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (71%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph252 (84%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (53%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Cyclist40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2527 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3584 (22%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (61%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Passenger68 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 142nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2018

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2018, with 26 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2018

The A49 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2018: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49334007
2ndA577303703
3rdB5238161706
4thA572142613
5thA578141706
6thA573131300
7thA580132201
8thA579111503
9thB521581121
10thB537571000
11thB52066911
12thB52075501
13thA5714701
14thA584501
15thA50823611
16thB53763302
17thM63510
18thA5742300
19thB52392702
20thM582200

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2018

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 85.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2018

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2018: 64.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years