Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 13 Nov 2025, 09:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061668010
Leigh West, Wigan, WN7 4SJ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 162 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leigh West ward, Wigan, from 2001 to 2025, with 208 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 162
- 5,213th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 208
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the WN7 4SJ hotspot
16 of the 162 collisions here (9.9%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.9%
- Serious138%
- Slight14690%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 14
- Slightly injured
- 190
- All casualties
- 208
Accidents by year at the WN7 4SJ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 22 in 2002, against an average of 6.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WN7 4SJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14 |
| 2003 | 18 | 20 |
| 2002 | 22 | 32 |
| 2001 | 15 | 22 |
Map of crashes at the WN7 4SJ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN7 4SJ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leigh West, Wigan, WN7 4SJ 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 4SJ 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 WN7 4SJ hotspot
153 of the 162 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leigh, Wigan.
Accident hotspots near WN7 4SJ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area, 1.1 km away, with 891 collisions.
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area1.1 km away, 1,176 casualties891 collisions
- Leigh West, Wigan, WN7 5NA area1.3 km away, 358 casualties273 collisions
- Leigh South, Wigan, WN7 3JD area1.4 km away, 143 casualties103 collisions
- Atherton South & Lilford, Wigan, WN7 1NT area1.6 km away, 149 casualties106 collisions
- Hindley Green, Wigan, WN7 5TE area2.2 km away, 143 casualties98 collisions
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 2BU area2.4 km away, 411 casualties318 collisions
- Lowton East, Wigan, WN7 3QU area2.4 km away, 257 casualties178 collisions
- Lowton East, Wigan, WA3 1AN area3 km away, 150 casualties107 collisions
All 162 crashes at the WN7 4SJ hotspot
Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 13 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 8 Nov 2025, 04:09
- Peugeot 308, Toyota Yaris and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061665525
- Serious
MG 4 crash on the A579 in Wigan, 3 Oct 2025, 21:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061650298
- Serious
Sym Jet crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 25 May 2024, 17:30
- Sym Jet and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061450402
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 4 May 2024, 20:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061439360
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 9 Feb 2024, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061414229
- Slight
Taxi crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 29 Jun 2023, 08:15
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061328482
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 18 Jun 2023, 03:00
- Peugeot 207 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061320056
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A578 in Wigan, 7 Jun 2023, 10:27
- Toyota Aygo and Hyundai i20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061325201
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A578 in Wigan, 22 Sep 2022, 22:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061231956
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A578 in Wigan, 4 Nov 2021, 13:05
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061122301
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 21 Apr 2021, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061038124
- Serious
Car crash on the A578 in Wigan, 20 Mar 2021, 12:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061034891
- Slight
Car crash on the A578 in Wigan, 22 Aug 2020, 04:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L275047
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on a C road in Wigan, 1 Aug 2020, 14:20
- Dacia Sandero and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L274028
- Slight
Hyundai ix35 crash on the A578 in Wigan, 27 Dec 2019, 17:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L266690
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on a C road in Wigan, 20 Nov 2019, 00:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L258586
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on a C road in Wigan, 10 Aug 2019, 05:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L260103
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on a C road in Wigan, 1 May 2019, 20:10
- BMW 3 Series, Volkswagen Scirocco and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906L256432
- Fatal
Honda CBR600RR crash on the A578 in Wigan, 18 Feb 2019, 18:39
- Honda CBR600RR and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201906L253777
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on a C road in Wigan, 28 Jan 2019, 12:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L252896
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on a C road in Wigan, 9 Nov 2018, 18:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L250139
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 24 Sep 2018, 13:00
- Vauxhall Vectra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L248663
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A578 in Wigan, 24 Aug 2018, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L247612
- Slight
Piaggio X8 crash on the A578 in Wigan, 16 Jul 2018, 21:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L246085
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on a C road in Wigan, 22 Oct 2017, 15:20
- Ford Transit and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201706L036703
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on a C road in Wigan, 6 Oct 2017, 09:53
- Nissan Micra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L035860
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on a C road in Wigan, 12 Jun 2017, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L033050
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on a C road in Wigan, 20 Apr 2017, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L029723
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A578 in Wigan, 14 Jan 2017, 13:44
- BMW 3 Series, Toyota Avensis and Volkswagen Polo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L025900
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on the A578 in Wigan, 24 Oct 2016, 19:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L022288
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 10 Aug 2016, 19:00
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L019332
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in Wigan, 4 Mar 2016, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L013237
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Wigan, 24 Feb 2016, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L013376
- Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 21 Jun 2015, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201506L002945
- Serious
Fiat Panda crash on a C road in Wigan, 19 Mar 2015, 13:33
- Fiat Panda and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506L098829
- Slight
Daewoo Tacuma crash on a C road in Wigan, 22 Sep 2014, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406L091532
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Wigan, 26 Dec 2013, 06:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201306L082470
- Fatal
Ford Mondeo crash on the A578 in Wigan, 30 Nov 2013, 03:50
- Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201306L079997
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 1 Aug 2013, 13:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201306L076662
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on a C road in Wigan, 14 May 2013, 07:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201306L073539
- Slight
Renault Twingo crash on the A578 in Wigan, 12 May 2013, 13:40
- Renault Twingo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306L073319
- Slight
Daewoo Lanos crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 25 Apr 2013, 13:25
- Daewoo Lanos and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306L072651
- Slight
Peugeot 508 crash on a C road in Wigan, 13 Oct 2012, 11:40
- Peugeot 508, Citroen C4, Nissan Note and Mercedes
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201206L065540
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on a C road in Wigan, 11 Sep 2012, 10:20
- Ford Mondeo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206L065404
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A578 in Wigan, 3 Jun 2012, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201206L061001
- Serious
Van crash on the A578 in Wigan, 9 Jan 2012, 07:10
- A van and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201206L055715
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on a C road in Wigan, 13 Oct 2011, 09:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201106L052146