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Wigan road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2020, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (305), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 2020
234
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
309
Down 24% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2020

3% of collisions in Wigan in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight24880%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 234, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 234
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (23%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.1%)
  • February28 (12%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April6 (2.6%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July21 (9%)
  • August28 (12%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October11 (4.7%)
  • November15 (6.4%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (68%)
  • Wet or damp75 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph183 (78%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (58%)
  • Pedestrian61 (20%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3583 (27%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (62%)
  • Pedestrian61 (20%)
  • Passenger55 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 128th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2020

Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2020, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2020

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2020: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577304115
2ndA580192523
3rdA49172503
4thA572141703
5thA58121303
6thB5238111203
7thA57371210
8thA57971100
9thB52157701
10thB52396800
11thA5785601
12thA5713400
13thB52073401
14thM63502
15thB53752201
16thA51061201
17thA52091101
18thB52321101
19thB52371101
20thB53761301

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2020

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 48.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2020

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years