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A578 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 822 collisions on the A578 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,088 casualties. Of those crashes, 14 were fatal and 103 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the A578, up 20% from 5 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
822
1,296th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,088
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
103
114 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A578

On the A578, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious10313%
  • Slight70586%

Where the A578 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,296th
Most casualties
1,330th
Most fatal collisions
1,329th
Most serious collisions
1,865th

A578 accidents by year

Collisions on the A578 peaked at 46 in 1985 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A578, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202456
20231012
202233
202145
202056
201968
20181417
20171014
201638
2015911
2014612
20131219
2012910
20111012
20101012
20091831
20081319
20071314
20061928
20051728
20042024
20031826
20023037
20012337
20002338
19993040
19983546
19972224
19961728
19953339
19942737
19932939
19922326
19912428
19901824
19892327
19882128
19871923
19863036
19854659
19841927
19831524
19821418
19811414
19802122
19792634

When crashes happen on the A578

Friday has the most collisions on the A578 (147), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (204).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (12%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday128 (16%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am25 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am93 (11%)
  • 9am to noon93 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm150 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm204 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm161 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight81 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (10%)
  • February59 (7.2%)
  • March71 (8.6%)
  • April45 (5.5%)
  • May70 (8.5%)
  • June71 (8.6%)
  • July56 (6.8%)
  • August68 (8.3%)
  • September73 (8.9%)
  • October73 (8.9%)
  • November77 (9.4%)
  • December75 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight571 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A578 crashes

On the A578, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph799 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Other24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (56%)
  • Wet or damp345 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway771 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A578 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the A578, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (51%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (11%)
  • Cyclist112 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,042 (72%)
  • Motorcycle128 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15101 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20169 (16%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35203 (19%)
  • 36 to 45153 (14%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (56%)
  • Passenger240 (22%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A578

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A578

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A578 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A578 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wigan has the most, with 815, followed by Bolton (4).

Collisions on the A578 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan8151,07914103
2ndBolton4500

A578 crashes by town

Collisions on the A578 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Leigh, Wigan (699) and Hindley (29).

Recent crashes on the A578

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A578, from 4 November 2021 to 18 December 2025.

Severity