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Abram, Wigan, WN2 5DA area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
289
2,742nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
382
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
6
9 in 2024

Crash severity at the WN2 5DA hotspot

40 of the 289 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight24986%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
45
Slightly injured
336
All casualties
382

Accidents by year at the WN2 5DA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2005, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WN2 5DA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
2024913
202323
202233
202166
202049
20191117
201845
2017610
201668
201534
2014610
201377
20121319
20111721
20101518
20091723
20081718
20072029
20061922
20052430
20041517
20032026
20022231
20011724

Map of crashes at the WN2 5DA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN2 5DA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Abram, Wigan, WN2 5DA area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WN2 5DA hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Abram
Council area
Wigan
Nearest postcode to the centre
WN2 5DA
Postcode district
WN2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.51931, -2.5988
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 May 2025
Rank by collisions
2,742nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WN2 5DA hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A58, with 103 of 289, followed by the A573 with 80.

Collisions at the WN2 5DA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58103134112
2ndA57380117010
3rdB5237222703

Towns near the WN2 5DA hotspot

269 of the 289 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Platt Bridge and Abram.

All 289 crashes at the WN2 5DA hotspot

Newest first, from 11 January 2001 to 27 May 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year