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Douglas, Wigan, WN5 9HU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
178
4,779th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
249
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the WN5 9HU hotspot

30 of the 178 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight14883%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
218
All casualties
249

Accidents by year at the WN5 9HU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2002, against an average of 7.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WN5 9HU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202445
202311
202211
202122
202044
201947
201844
201767
201600
201511
201479
201333
2012611
2011611
201088
2009718
20081524
20071114
200668
20051616
20041115
20031319
20022030
20011928

Map of crashes at the WN5 9HU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN5 9HU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Douglas, Wigan, WN5 9HU area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WN5 9HU 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
Douglas
Council area
Wigan
Nearest postcode to the centre
WN5 9HU
Postcode district
WN5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.53424, -2.66234
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
10 December 2025
Rank by collisions
4,779th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WN5 9HU hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A571, with 58 of 178, followed by the A577 with 48.

Collisions at the WN5 9HU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571588134
2ndA5774871210
3rdA49283904

Towns near the WN5 9HU hotspot

All 178 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Wigan.

All 178 crashes at the WN5 9HU hotspot

Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 10 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year