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Leigh South, Wigan, WN7 3XQ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
147
5,657th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
199
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the WN7 3XQ hotspot

26 of the 147 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight12182%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
26
Slightly injured
170
All casualties
199

Accidents by year at the WN7 3XQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2002, against an average of 5.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WN7 3XQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202444
202344
202222
202111
202056
201957
201857
201759
2016610
201568
201435
201323
201234
201144
2010813
2009812
200845
200768
200666
20051014
20041116
2003810
20021723
20011115

Map of crashes at the WN7 3XQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN7 3XQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leigh South, Wigan, WN7 3XQ 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 3XQ 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
Leigh South
Council area
Wigan
Nearest postcode to the centre
WN7 3XQ
Postcode district
WN7
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.48082, -2.49923
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
5 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,657th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WN7 3XQ hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A580, with 81 of 147, followed by the A574 with 54.

Collisions at the WN7 3XQ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5808110725
2ndA5745476114
3rdA5731100

Towns near the WN7 3XQ hotspot

79 of the 147 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leigh, Wigan.

All 147 crashes at the WN7 3XQ hotspot

Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 5 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year