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Atherton South & Lilford, Wigan, WN7 1NT area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
106
7,563rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
149
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WN7 1NT hotspot

23 of the 106 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2120%
  • Slight8378%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
24
Slightly injured
123
All casualties
149

Accidents by year at the WN7 1NT hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2001, against an average of 4.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WN7 1NT hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202434
202300
202244
202100
2020810
201923
201856
201722
201646
201522
201445
201311
201233
2011610
201058
200948
200869
200723
200679
200579
2004513
2003814
200279
20011010

Map of crashes at the WN7 1NT hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN7 1NT.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Atherton South & Lilford, Wigan, WN7 1NT 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 WN7 1NT 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
Atherton South & Lilford
Council area
Wigan
Nearest postcode to the centre
WN7 1NT
Postcode district
WN7
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.50583, -2.51701
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
23 of 25
Latest collision
19 March 2025
Rank by collisions
7,563rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WN7 1NT hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B5215, with 37 of 106, followed by the A579 with 7.

Collisions at the WN7 1NT hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5215375308
2ndA5797901
3rdB5261100

Towns near the WN7 1NT hotspot

97 of the 106 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leigh, Wigan.

All 106 crashes at the WN7 1NT hotspot

Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 19 March 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year