Slight
Volvo V70 crash on the A58 in Wigan, 8 Jul 2025, 11:45
- Volvo V70 and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061613084
Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Wigan, WN4 9AR area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 351 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Ashton-in-Makerfield South ward, Wigan, from 2001 to 2025, with 450 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, up from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 351
- 2,112th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 450
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 7
- 7 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the WN4 9AR hotspot
60 of the 351 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal72%
- Serious5315%
- Slight29183%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 7
- Seriously injured
- 58
- Slightly injured
- 385
- All casualties
- 450
Accidents by year at the WN4 9AR hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 33 in 2003, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WN4 9AR hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 11 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2009 | 18 | 24 |
| 2008 | 20 | 25 |
| 2007 | 20 | 22 |
| 2006 | 24 | 26 |
| 2005 | 26 | 32 |
| 2004 | 30 | 34 |
| 2003 | 33 | 45 |
| 2002 | 33 | 49 |
| 2001 | 31 | 44 |
Map of crashes at the WN4 9AR hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN4 9AR.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Wigan, WN4 9AR area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WN4 9AR 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.
Towns near the WN4 9AR hotspot
All 351 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Accident hotspots near WN4 9AR
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Wigan, WN4 9PP area, 0.8 km away, with 65 collisions.
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Wigan, WN4 9PP area0.8 km away, 89 casualties65 collisions
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan, WN4 9RQ area1 km away, 145 casualties109 collisions
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Wigan, WN4 8TR area1.2 km away, 164 casualties113 collisions
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan, WN4 0DE area1.8 km away, 235 casualties178 collisions
- Haydock, St. Helens, WA12 0HL area1.9 km away, 634 casualties405 collisions
- Golborne & Lowton West, Wigan, WA3 3XB area2 km away, 122 casualties81 collisions
- Haydock, St. Helens, WN4 0YD area2 km away, 105 casualties64 collisions
- Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0PY area2.4 km away, 271 casualties194 collisions
All 351 crashes at the WN4 9AR hotspot
Newest first, from 18 January 2001 to 8 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A49 in Wigan, 5 Jun 2025, 15:06
- Toyota Corolla and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061599137
- Serious
Suzuki DL 1000 crash on the A58 in Wigan, 2 Jun 2025, 17:15
- Suzuki DL 1000 and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061598811
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A58 in Wigan, 14 Apr 2025, 14:55
- Volvo and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061584760
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 24 Mar 2025, 17:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061568756
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A58 in Wigan, 31 Jan 2025, 19:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061549137
- Serious
Jeep Grand Cherokee crash on the A49 in Wigan, 23 Jan 2025, 14:53
- Jeep Grand Cherokee and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061553529
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 21 Jan 2025, 05:20
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061544555
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 14 Nov 2024, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061516536
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A58 in Wigan, 16 Aug 2024, 22:35
- Nissan Qashqai, BMW 3 Series and Peugeot 308
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061494789
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the A49 in Wigan, 4 Jul 2024, 16:23
- Vauxhall Combo and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061463684
- Serious
Skoda Karoq crash on the A5062 in Wigan, 14 Jun 2024, 17:09
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061455869
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 7 Jun 2024, 15:20
- Volkswagen T-Roc and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061460048
- Slight
Seat Ateca crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 26 Apr 2024, 22:10
- Seat Ateca, Hyundai Getz, Audi A6, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061454174
- Serious
Yamaha WR crash on the A58 in Wigan, 5 Sep 2023, 12:50
- Yamaha WR and Mercedes B Class
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023061349263
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A49 in Wigan, 3 Sep 2023, 13:20
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061348233
- Fatal
Audi TT crash on the A58 in Wigan, 26 Jun 2023, 14:35
- Audi TT, Audi A4 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061322989
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A58 in Wigan, 26 Feb 2023, 21:40
- Ford Focus and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061286478
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 18 Feb 2023, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061281562
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 21 Nov 2022, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061245324
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A58 in Wigan, 15 Aug 2022, 11:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061209427
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A49 in Wigan, 30 Mar 2022, 08:15
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061172591
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on the A49 in Wigan, 17 Dec 2021, 06:10
- Ford Mondeo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061132314
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 6 Nov 2021, 15:53
- Peugeot 3008 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061106932
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A58 in Wigan, 22 Sep 2021, 16:10
- Ford Kuga and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061100673
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A58 in Wigan, 8 Feb 2021, 21:50
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202106L080150
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A58 in Wigan, 17 Aug 2020, 13:48
- Peugeot Partner and MG XS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L174045
- Serious
Car crash on the A58 in Wigan, 8 Aug 2020, 22:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L173870
- Fatal
Jaguar X Type crash on a C road in Wigan, 7 Jul 2020, 16:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L173645
- Serious
Car crash on the A49 in Wigan, 12 May 2020, 17:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L171208
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A58 in Wigan, 18 Feb 2020, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L169380
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 12 Feb 2020, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L168733
- Slight
Lexmoto Assault 125 crash on the A58 in Wigan, 5 Feb 2020, 07:20
- Lexmoto Assault 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L168289
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A58 in Wigan, 24 Sep 2019, 10:56
- Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906L162582
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A58 in Wigan, 1 Sep 2019, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L160966
- Slight
Vauxhall Viva crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 1 Aug 2019, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L159994
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A49 in Wigan, 29 Jul 2019, 08:35
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L164208
- Slight
Renault Twingo crash on the A49 in Wigan, 13 Jun 2019, 11:36
- Renault Twingo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L158060
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A5062 in Wigan, 25 May 2019, 20:11
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Laguna
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L157012
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A58 in Wigan, 20 Apr 2019, 17:41
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201906L157532
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A58 in Wigan, 17 Feb 2019, 20:45
- Fiat Punto and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906L153693
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 29 Dec 2018, 17:34
- Ford Fiesta and Lexmoto Gladiator
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L151914
- Slight
Van crash on the A49 in Wigan, 18 Dec 2018, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L151965
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A58 in Wigan, 9 Sep 2018, 10:35
- Volvo, Kia Ceed and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806L147861
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A49 in Wigan, 8 Aug 2018, 18:19
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L146884
- Serious
Car crash on the A58 in Wigan, 3 Aug 2018, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L147954
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A58 in Wigan, 14 Dec 2017, 21:55
- Peugeot 208 and Hyundai ix35
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201706L038320
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 7 Oct 2017, 21:37
- Toyota Avensis and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L035813