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Wigan road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2021, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (234), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2021
255
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
324
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2021

1.6% of collisions in Wigan in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight19075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight25579%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 255, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 255
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April24 (9.4%)
  • May24 (9.4%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July14 (5.5%)
  • August18 (7.1%)
  • September21 (8.2%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (75%)
  • Wet or damp56 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph221 (87%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (59%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)
  • Cyclist35 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2525 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3581 (25%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (65%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)
  • Passenger56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 125th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2021

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2021, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2021

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2021: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577354708
2ndA49172704
3rdA572172003
4thA58111214
5thA573101302
6thB520791004
7thA5798901
8thA5806803
9thB52386703
10thM66900
11thA5784501
12thB52154502
13thA50823500
14thB53753400
15thA51062300
16thA52092201
17thA5712201
18thB52392400
19thA5741100
20thB52371200

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2021

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 60.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2021

WN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2021: 47.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years