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Tyldesley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Tyldesley, Wigan, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 112 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,106
705th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,379
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
112
121 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tyldesley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious11210%
  • Slight97989%

What the data shows

  • Tyldesley had 69 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 161 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 11% of collisions in Tyldesley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 313 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tyldesley, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Tyldesley.

Where Tyldesley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
705th
Most casualties
705th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
1,060th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (14%)
  • Thursday166 (15%)
  • Friday164 (15%)
  • Saturday170 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road211 (19%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,083 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds867 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant675 (49%)
  • Pedestrian351 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (11%)
  • Cyclist121 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tyldesley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tyldesley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tyldesley peaked at 49 in 1996; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202458
202333
202267
20211012
202068
201979
20181216
20171011
201646
201545
20141315
2013813
20121421
20111822
20101620
20092232
20081924
20072023
20062737
20052729
20042530
20032536
20023543
20013946
20003146
19994455
19983036
19974861
19964957
19954453
19942940
19933652
19924046
19913034
19904057
19894042
19882832
19873135
19862224
19853645
19842122
19833040
19823339
19812022
19802631
19791726

Map of recent crashes in Tyldesley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tyldesley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tyldesley

The 24 most recent collisions in Tyldesley happened between 27 October 2021 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tyldesley

The A577 has the most collisions in Tyldesley, 559 of 1,106 (51%), followed by the A5082 (145).

Collisions in Tyldesley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577559709660
2ndA5082145193415

Council areas covering Tyldesley

Collisions in Tyldesley were recorded in 2 council areas. Wigan has 1,100 of 1,106 (99%).

Collisions in Tyldesley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWigan1,1001,37215112
2ndBolton6700

Postcode district for Tyldesley

Of the 1,106 collisions in Tyldesley, 1,105 (99.9%) were in the M29 postcode district.