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Astley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Astley, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 84 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
616
1,021st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
814
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
84
91 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Astley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight52886%

What the data shows

  • Astley had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 67 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Astley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 150 children under 16 were killed or injured in Astley, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Astley.

Where Astley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,021st
Most casualties
997th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (17%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph526 (85%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant483 (59%)
  • Pedestrian134 (16%)
  • Cyclist84 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Astley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Astley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Astley peaked at 27 in 1999; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202424
202345
202256
202133
202022
201959
201848
201722
201666
2015917
201411
201335
201249
201167
2010510
20091115
20081012
2007915
2006914
20051418
20041720
20031826
20021724
20012023
20002128
19992736
19981726
19972427
19962328
19951821
19941923
19932226
19922131
19912131
19902227
19891925
19881619
19871828
19861923
19851518
19842123
19831618
19821622
19811820
19801521
19791927

Map of recent crashes in Astley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Astley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Astley

The 24 most recent collisions in Astley happened between 22 February 2019 and 22 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Astley

The A572 has the most collisions in Astley, 378 of 616 (61%), followed by the A580 (87).

Collisions in Astley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572378484359
2ndA58087139110
3rdA5082283604

Council area for Astley

Astley is in Wigan, where police recorded 41,505 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Astley accounts for 1.5% of them.

Postcode districts in Astley

Collisions in Astley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by M29 (611) and M28 (5).