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Hindley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,330 road traffic collisions in Hindley, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 351 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,330
410th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,966
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
29 people killed
Serious collisions
351
372 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hindley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281.2%
  • Serious35115%
  • Slight1,95184%

What the data shows

  • Hindley had 172 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 332 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Hindley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 662 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hindley, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Hindley.

Where Hindley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
410th
Most casualties
403rd
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
449th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday295 (13%)
  • Tuesday352 (15%)
  • Wednesday343 (15%)
  • Thursday351 (15%)
  • Friday395 (17%)
  • Saturday341 (15%)
  • Sunday253 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,684 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit611 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,243 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,310 (99%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,850 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds323 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,392 (47%)
  • Pedestrian692 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist362 (12%)
  • Cyclist307 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant66 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hindley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hindley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hindley peaked at 105 in 1990; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251114
20241920
20231819
20221313
20212023
20201620
20192130
20181214
20173141
20161113
20151221
20142330
20132534
20122027
20113245
20103041
20093248
20083848
20075674
20066484
20056479
200470102
20036074
200270120
20017696
20006585
19997799
199892127
199772100
19967193
19957397
199485104
19936276
19927385
19918097
1990105130
19897098
19887186
19876172
19864554
19856167
19843740
19836169
19826376
19816470
19805160
19794751

Map of recent crashes in Hindley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hindley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hindley

The 24 most recent collisions in Hindley happened between 31 July 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hindley

The A577 has the most collisions in Hindley, 951 of 2,330 (41%), followed by the A58 (441).

Collisions in Hindley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5779511,26614135
2ndA58441571469
3rdB5222323414
4thA578293604

Council areas covering Hindley

Collisions in Hindley were recorded in 2 council areas. Wigan has 2,321 of 2,330 (99.6%).

Collisions in Hindley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan2,3212,95328347
2ndBolton6903

Postcode districts in Hindley

Collisions in Hindley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WN2 (2,264) and WN7 (66).