Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A579 in Wigan, 23 Dec 2025, 14:30
- Ford Fiesta and Kawasaki ZX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061687355
Lowton East, Wigan, WN7 3QU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 178 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Lowton East ward, Wigan, from 2001 to 2025, with 257 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 178
- 4,779th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 257
- 1.44 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the WN7 3QU hotspot
17 of the 178 collisions here (9.6%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.6%
- Serious169%
- Slight16190%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 17
- Slightly injured
- 239
- All casualties
- 257
Accidents by year at the WN7 3QU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2006, against an average of 7.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WN7 3QU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 9 | 17 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 11 | 17 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 | 20 | 33 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 13 | 17 |
| 2003 | 13 | 17 |
| 2002 | 12 | 17 |
| 2001 | 10 | 13 |
Map of crashes at the WN7 3QU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN7 3QU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Lowton East, Wigan, WN7 3QU 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 3QU 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 3QU hotspot
35 of the 178 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Golborne.
Accident hotspots near WN7 3QU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Lowton East, Wigan, WA3 1AN area, 1.2 km away, with 107 collisions.
- Lowton East, Wigan, WA3 1AN area1.2 km away, 150 casualties107 collisions
- Leigh South, Wigan, WN7 3JD area1.5 km away, 143 casualties103 collisions
- Lowton East, Wigan, WA3 1LG area2.4 km away, 97 casualties62 collisions
- Leigh West, Wigan, WN7 4SJ area2.4 km away, 208 casualties162 collisions
- Lowton East, Wigan, WA3 2GS area2.5 km away, 411 casualties278 collisions
- Leigh South, Wigan, WN7 3XQ area2.5 km away, 199 casualties147 collisions
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 1YL area2.7 km away, 1,176 casualties891 collisions
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds, Wigan, WN7 2BU area2.9 km away, 411 casualties318 collisions
All 178 crashes at the WN7 3QU hotspot
Newest first, from 7 January 2001 to 23 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A572 in Wigan, 8 Jun 2025, 08:00
- Ford Mondeo, Porsche Macan and 2 bicycles
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061600094
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A580 in Wigan, 14 May 2025, 17:00
- Vauxhall Insignia, Peugeot 107 and Kia Optima
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061590053
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A580 in Wigan, 4 Feb 2025, 22:50
- Vauxhall Astra, BMW 3 Series, Volkswagen Polo and Scania
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061550983
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A580 in Wigan, 31 Oct 2024, 01:52
- Toyota Auris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061512331
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A580 in Wigan, 15 Oct 2024, 19:00
- Nissan Juke and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061504658
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 23 Aug 2024, 07:52
- Hyundai i20, Ford Transit and Jeep Avenger
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061484381
- Serious
Car crash on the A572 in Wigan, 10 Aug 2024, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061478361
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A572 in Wigan, 18 Jul 2024, 16:00
- Nissan Juke, a bicycle and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061469494
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 10 Nov 2023, 16:06
- BMW X3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061377041
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A580 in Wigan, 16 Oct 2023, 17:32
- BMW 3 Series, Mercedes and Mercedes Cla Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061363578
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A580 in Wigan, 28 Jun 2023, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061323772
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A580 in Wigan, 7 May 2023, 11:40
- Mercedes A Class, Audi A3, Seat Ibiza and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061313308
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A580 in Wigan, 25 Mar 2023, 20:03
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061291549
- Serious
BMW X3 crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 10 Mar 2023, 15:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061285622
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A579 in Wigan, 15 Feb 2023, 17:00
- Ford Transit Custom, Ford Transit Connect, Renault Master and Renault Captur
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061277122
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 16 Oct 2022, 10:00
- Peugeot 107 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061230888
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A580 in Wigan, 16 Sep 2022, 15:50
- Renault Clio and an agricultural vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061223047
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A580 in Wigan, 23 Jul 2022, 09:20
- BMW 5 Series and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061206995
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 15 Jul 2022, 05:03
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061198972
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A579 in Wigan, 19 Jun 2022, 15:00
- Seat Ibiza and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061189429
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A572 in Wigan, 20 Oct 2021, 10:45
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061110637
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A572 in Wigan, 5 Jun 2021, 11:40
- Volkswagen Polo and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061060197
- Slight
Audi S5 crash on the A579 in Wigan, 11 Apr 2021, 16:10
- Audi S5 and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061043153
- Slight
Hyundai ix20 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 28 Mar 2020, 11:15
- Hyundai ix20 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006L270286
- Serious
Car crash on the A580 in Wigan, 25 Mar 2020, 14:53
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006L170173
- Fatal
Toyota Corolla crash on the A580 in Wigan, 21 Jan 2020, 10:21
- Toyota Corolla and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006L268479
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A580 in Wigan, 11 Sep 2019, 19:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L161525
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A579 in Wigan, 10 May 2019, 15:45
- Peugeot 207 and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906L256517
- Slight
Volvo S60 crash on the A572 in Wigan, 29 Dec 2018, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L252097
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A580 in Wigan, 15 Dec 2018, 17:09
- Fiat Punto and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L251571
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on the A572 in Wigan, 14 Oct 2018, 05:30
- Vauxhall Adam and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201806L249639
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A580 in Wigan, 31 Aug 2018, 07:40
- Mercedes Sprinter and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L247749
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A579 in Wigan, 21 Aug 2018, 09:50
- Ford KA and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L247311
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A580 in Wigan, 31 Jul 2018, 11:50
- Peugeot 206, Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L246887
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A580 in Wigan, 3 Jul 2018, 13:05
- Nissan Juke, Vauxhall Corsa and another vehicle
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806L245687
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A580 in Wigan, 30 Jan 2018, 18:15
- Vauxhall Zafira, BMW 3 Series, Hyundai i10, BMW 1 Series and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201806L240098
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A579 in Wigan, 30 Jan 2018, 17:32
- Volkswagen Passat, Ford Fiesta, Mercedes C Class and Nissan Juke
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806L240249
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A580 in Wigan, 30 Sep 2017, 12:50
- Vauxhall Astra and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L035644
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A579 in Wigan, 21 Jul 2017, 16:45
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L003316
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A579 in Wigan, 3 May 2017, 17:40
- Nissan Qashqai and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L030354
- Serious
Skoda Yeti crash on the A572 in Wigan, 20 Apr 2017, 14:00
- Skoda Yeti and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L029576
- Serious
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Wigan, 23 Mar 2017, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706L029817
- Slight
Bus crash on the A572 in Wigan, 12 Oct 2016, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L022126
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A579 in Wigan, 3 Aug 2016, 14:56
- Ford Fiesta, Mercedes ML Class and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201606L019335
- Slight
Peugeot 406 crash on the A579 in Wigan, 24 Jul 2016, 13:22
- Peugeot 406 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606L018562
- Slight
Iveco crash on the A580 in Wigan, 25 Nov 2015, 17:10
- Iveco and Citroen C2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506L008668
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A580 in Wigan, 22 Jun 2015, 17:41
- Volkswagen Tiguan, Renault Master, Ford Focus and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506L002608