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Wigan road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 2025, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2024 (275), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2025
219
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
275
Down 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 2025

2.3% of collisions in Wigan in 2025 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious8639%
  • Slight12858%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious9836%
  • Slight17263%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 219, down 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 219
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (13%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March15 (6.8%)
  • April8 (3.7%)
  • May16 (7.3%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July19 (8.7%)
  • August18 (8.2%)
  • September17 (7.8%)
  • October13 (5.9%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December30 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (74%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (15%)
  • 30 mph161 (74%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (41%)
  • Pedestrian59 (21%)
  • Cyclist44 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.9%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (63%)
  • Pedestrian59 (21%)
  • Passenger44 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (11%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 171st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wigan in 2025

Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wigan in 2025, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 2025

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 2025: 17, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5771722011
2ndA49142006
3rdA58131805
4thA572121707
5thA58081104
6thA5737804
7thA5786803
8thA5796705
9thB52065602
10thM65510
11thB53754403
12thB53763300
13thM583400
14thB52072301
15thB52392302
16thA51061100
17thA5711100
18thA5741100
19thB52151100
20thB52381101

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 2025

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 54.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 2025

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 2025: 44.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 2025, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years