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Wigan road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2019, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (300), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2019
305
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
409
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
14
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2019

4.6% of collisions in Wigan in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.6%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight22072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight31778%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 305, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 305
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.3%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March17 (5.6%)
  • April23 (7.5%)
  • May30 (9.8%)
  • June37 (12%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August19 (6.2%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December30 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (67%)
  • Wet or damp100 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph267 (88%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (56%)
  • Pedestrian89 (22%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.8%)
  • Over 7522 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (57%)
  • Pedestrian89 (22%)
  • Passenger86 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 134th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2019

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2019, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2019

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2019: 36, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5773650112
2ndA49283225
3rdA58172405
4thA580121900
5thA573101902
6thB5206101613
7thA57291103
8thB520791522
9thB523891111
10thB52158901
11thA5797801
12thA5716600
13thA5786811
14thB52396811
15thB537561001
16thA52094600
17thA50822301
18thA5742410
19thB52372410
20thB52351100

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2019

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 82.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2019

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2019: 53.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years