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Bolton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41,749 road traffic collisions in Bolton from 1979 to 2025, and 55,856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 542 were fatal and 5,867 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 289 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (310), and casualties fell from 410 to 381.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
41,749
56th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55,856
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
542
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
289
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Bolton

1.3% of collisions in Bolton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5421.3%
  • Serious5,86714%
  • Slight35,34085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5721%
  • Serious6,52912%
  • Slight48,75587%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. In 2025 there were 289, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 289
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025289381
2024310410
2023286397
2022323436
2021346456
2020290402
2019381505
2018435567
2017474646
2016362475
2015373523
2014452632
2013423588
2012485691
2011532743
2010579822
2009652997
20087761,045
20078781,194
20069491,307
20051,0611,471
20041,0391,440
20031,1221,578
20021,1101,558
20011,2441,713
20001,3441,887
19991,2411,751
19981,2241,712
19971,2191,728
19961,1811,660
19951,1731,616
19941,2121,645
19931,1691,540
19921,2431,636
19911,2271,584
19901,3081,714
19891,2791,661
19881,2061,496
19871,1681,486
19861,1901,489
19851,0941,341
19841,3371,659
19831,1861,418
19821,2141,529
19811,1041,376
19801,1561,493
19791,1031,458

When and where crashes happen in Bolton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,721 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,084 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,842 (14%)
  • Thursday6,448 (15%)
  • Friday7,049 (17%)
  • Saturday5,982 (14%)
  • Sunday4,623 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,551 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59540 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,468 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,218 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,489 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,038 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,372 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,073 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,196 (7.7%)
  • February3,028 (7.3%)
  • March3,289 (7.9%)
  • April3,276 (7.8%)
  • May3,569 (8.5%)
  • June3,531 (8.5%)
  • July3,389 (8.1%)
  • August3,540 (8.5%)
  • September3,563 (8.5%)
  • October3,885 (9.3%)
  • November3,866 (9.3%)
  • December3,617 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,736 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,003 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting533 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown323 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit154 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,670 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,500 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds670 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds617 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds271 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist163 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds77 (0.2%)
  • Other314 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded467 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry25,659 (61%)
  • Wet or damp14,938 (36%)
  • Frost or ice743 (1.8%)
  • Snow266 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep50 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel30 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph271 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph34,525 (83%)
  • 40 mph3,421 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph329 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,382 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph1,809 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33,996 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway5,337 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road903 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout871 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded642 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bolton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,188 (54%)
  • Pedestrian12,525 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist5,082 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist3,851 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,511 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant1,381 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant535 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)265 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant253 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant233 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,094 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 103,778 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 154,591 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 209,313 (17%)
  • 21 to 256,893 (12%)
  • 26 to 3510,210 (18%)
  • 36 to 457,096 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,887 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 653,345 (6%)
  • 66 to 752,150 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,434 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28,457 (51%)
  • Passenger14,874 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12,525 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car54,688 (75%)
  • Motorcycle5,275 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3,948 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,904 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach1,800 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,565 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car817 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle552 (0.8%)
  • Minibus325 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (under 0.1%)
  • Other35 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bolton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bolton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 56th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
53rdNorthumberland42,34562,3991,0908,560
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538
55thStoke-on-Trent41,98453,9474525,078
56thBolton (this area)41,74955,8565425,867
57thWigan41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire41,47559,7191,23810,478
59thNewcastle upon Tyne41,25153,3854946,509

Accident hotspots in Bolton

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton, with 1,474 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 19 of them fatal.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton from 1979 to 2025: 3,462, including 62 fatal and 518 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583,4624,78262518
2ndA6763,0714,15440412
3rdA6662,9954,18956382
4thA5792,8463,84641378
5thA6731,9972,72440299
6thB62261,4061,87425246
7thA61,3761,99734227
8thA60531,2591,69416176
9thA5751,2451,6345158
10thM611,2201,96730122
11thB6536665938458
12thB6199562779888
13thA6099547705869
14thB6472433588965
15thA6027351500430
16thB6202289403246
17thA5082271359243
18thB5235257335249
19thB6209243327537
20thB6196220308135

Towns in Bolton

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton from 1979 to 2025: 25,338.

Postcode districts in Bolton

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton from 1979 to 2025: 11,023.

Latest crashes in Bolton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bolton, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity