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Wigan road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2024, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2023 (222), and casualties rose from 267.

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

Collisions in 2024
275
Up 24% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
337
Up 26% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Wigan in 2024 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious10438%
  • Slight16660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious11534%
  • Slight21664%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 275, up 24% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 275
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.6%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March14 (5.1%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May26 (9.5%)
  • June25 (9.1%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October27 (9.8%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December16 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (67%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (20%)
  • 30 mph190 (69%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (49%)
  • Pedestrian85 (25%)
  • Cyclist38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (56%)
  • Pedestrian85 (25%)
  • Passenger63 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 123rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2024

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2024, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2024

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2024: 30, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577303625
2ndA49172008
3rdA572152105
4thA573142006
5thA580141811
6thA579101603
7thM681101
8thA587703
9thB52386602
10thB53756802
11thA5785602
12thB52075503
13thB52155603
14thA5713302
15thB52063402
16thB52373511
17thM583401
18thA51061101
19thA52091100
20thB2281101

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2024

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 64.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2024

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years