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Golborne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,027 road traffic collisions in Golborne, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 287 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down 50% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,027
460th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,707
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
287
307 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 56% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Golborne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal211%
  • Serious28714%
  • Slight1,71985%

What the data shows

  • Golborne had 158 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 321 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Golborne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 535 children under 16 were killed or injured in Golborne, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Golborne.

Where Golborne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
460th
Most casualties
436th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
525th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday282 (14%)
  • Tuesday304 (15%)
  • Wednesday283 (14%)
  • Thursday346 (17%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday264 (13%)
  • Sunday230 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,514 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit477 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,758 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,579 (78%)
  • 40 mph224 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (1%)
  • 60 mph68 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph123 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,546 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds355 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,446 (53%)
  • Pedestrian537 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (11%)
  • Cyclist232 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (3%)
  • Van occupant69 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Golborne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Golborne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Golborne peaked at 73 in 1998; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20242227
20231820
20221519
20211821
20201213
20191729
20181617
20171720
20161216
20151624
20142330
20132631
20122233
20112536
20103241
20093754
20084458
20073853
20065873
20053655
20046593
20035362
20026691
20017097
20006580
19996494
199873102
199772100
19964765
19955370
19945474
19934152
19926894
19915888
19905886
19896992
19886585
19875976
19864663
19855265
19846282
19834961
19826180
19816371
19803242
19794760

Map of recent crashes in Golborne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Golborne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Golborne

The 24 most recent collisions in Golborne happened between 1 August 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Golborne

The A572 has the most collisions in Golborne, 486 of 2,027 (24%), followed by the B5207 (332).

Collisions in Golborne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572486672873
2ndB5207332433361
3rdA573306384336
4thA580183280126
5thA578222502
6thA579224104

Council areas covering Golborne

Collisions in Golborne were recorded in 2 council areas. Wigan has 2,021 of 2,027 (99.7%).

Collisions in Golborne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan2,0212,70021286
2ndTameside3401

Postcode districts in Golborne

Collisions in Golborne were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WA3 (1,914) and WN7 (113).