Official DfT STATS19 Data
Wigan Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Wigan from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,209 collisions, ranked #146 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,209
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
22
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
385
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,491
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 219 | 5 | 86 | 128 | 275 |
| 2024 | 275 | 5 | 104 | 166 | 337 |
| 2023 | 222 | 3 | 56 | 163 | 267 |
| 2022 | 238 | 5 | 78 | 155 | 288 |
| 2021 | 255 | 4 | 61 | 190 | 324 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Wigan
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Wigan on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Wigan — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Wigan?
Wigan recorded 1,209 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 22 fatal and 385 serious collisions, with 1,491 total casualties. It ranks #146 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Wigan accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.