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WN7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,692 road traffic collisions in the WN7 postcode district, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 87 were fatal and 815 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
6,692
221st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,652
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
87
91 people killed
Serious collisions
815
881 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WN7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal871.3%
  • Serious81512%
  • Slight5,79087%

What the data shows

  • WN7 had 504 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 960 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in WN7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,752 children under 16 were killed or injured in WN7, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WN7.

Where WN7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
221st
Most casualties
251st
Most fatal collisions
421st
Most serious collisions
703rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday895 (13%)
  • Tuesday965 (14%)
  • Wednesday977 (15%)
  • Thursday1,031 (15%)
  • Friday1,119 (17%)
  • Saturday990 (15%)
  • Sunday715 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,768 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,795 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,529 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway494 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road365 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout184 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded120 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph51 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph5,876 (88%)
  • 40 mph430 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph83 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph104 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph146 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,247 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,032 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds108 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded88 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,242 (49%)
  • Pedestrian2,104 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist891 (10%)
  • Cyclist858 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant249 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant169 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WN7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WN7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WN7 peaked at 231 in 1999; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254454
20245570
20234752
20224553
20214455
20205063
20194756
20186488
20175768
20165170
20155874
201471102
20136481
20127497
201185125
201097126
2009129180
2008112154
2007116146
2006154206
2005161216
2004167224
2003179227
2002205300
2001207297
2000203281
1999231325
1998219301
1997222294
1996170229
1995220271
1994197246
1993199265
1992192240
1991189243
1990193238
1989204270
1988211254
1987176203
1986188241
1985214247
1984170205
1983180216
1982199252
1981170200
1980182217
1979180230

Map of recent crashes in WN7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WN7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WN7

The 24 most recent collisions in WN7 happened between 16 July and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WN7

The A572 has the most collisions in WN7, 1,436 of 6,692 (21%), followed by the A579 (639).

Collisions in WN7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5721,4361,85719180
2ndA5796399211076
3rdA5786248251277
4thB5215570748558
5thA580263402825
6thA574234288529
7thA57799153212
8thA5891103
9thB522571001
10thA5736700
11thA5713301
12thA6723300

Council areas covering WN7

Collisions in WN7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wigan has 6,674 of 6,692 (99.7%).

Collisions in WN7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan6,6748,63087809
2ndBolton101103
3rdCheshire West and Chester3602

Towns in WN7

Collisions in WN7 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Leigh, Wigan (5,641) and Golborne (113).