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Orrell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Orrell, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 134 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
811
870th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,062
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
18 people killed
Serious collisions
134
147 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Orrell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious13417%
  • Slight66282%

What the data shows

  • Orrell had 59 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 101 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Orrell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 199 children under 16 were killed or injured in Orrell, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Orrell.

Where Orrell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
870th
Most casualties
852nd
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
940th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday138 (17%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday145 (18%)
  • Saturday101 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway755 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph783 (97%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant556 (52%)
  • Pedestrian248 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (13%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Orrell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Orrell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Orrell peaked at 38 in 1984; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202466
202379
202233
202158
2020813
2019810
201857
201779
201646
201566
2014913
2013613
2012810
201168
20101111
20091112
20081316
20071522
20061626
2005913
20041419
20033550
20022634
20012023
20002636
19991923
19982027
19972539
19962533
19953549
19942126
19932229
19921829
19911618
19903139
19892636
19882638
19873238
19862228
19851818
19843852
19832533
19822628
19813034
19802430
19792224

Map of recent crashes in Orrell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Orrell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Orrell

The 24 most recent collisions in Orrell happened between 27 June 2021 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Orrell

The B5206 has the most collisions in Orrell, 232 of 811 (29%), followed by the A577 (163).

Collisions in Orrell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5206232301851
2ndA577163215324
3rdM6172902
4thM583401

Council areas covering Orrell

Collisions in Orrell were recorded in 2 council areas. Wigan has 758 of 811 (93%).

Collisions in Orrell by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan75899115124
2ndWest Lancashire5169010

Postcode district for Orrell

All 811 collisions in Orrell were in the WN5 postcode district.