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Bolton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,103 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1979, and 1,458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,749 collisions in Bolton.

Collisions in 1979
1,103
Casualties in 1979
1,458
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1979

1.2% of collisions in Bolton in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious29527%
  • Slight79572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious33623%
  • Slight1,10976%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,103.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday143 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (6.3%)
  • February70 (6.3%)
  • March86 (7.8%)
  • April95 (8.6%)
  • May92 (8.3%)
  • June77 (7%)
  • July75 (6.8%)
  • August110 (10%)
  • September117 (11%)
  • October118 (11%)
  • November94 (8.5%)
  • December100 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit365 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry619 (56%)
  • Wet or damp390 (35%)
  • Frost or ice64 (5.8%)
  • Snow28 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph915 (83%)
  • 40 mph85 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph55 (5%)
  • 70 mph48 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway952 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (39%)
  • Pedestrian370 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist347 (24%)
  • Cyclist88 (6%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10132 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15132 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20390 (27%)
  • 21 to 25161 (11%)
  • 26 to 35199 (14%)
  • 36 to 45125 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5592 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.2%)
  • Over 7522 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (49%)
  • Passenger373 (26%)
  • Pedestrian370 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,082 (62%)
  • Motorcycle359 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (3%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bolton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 66th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1979

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1979: 106, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58106141318
2ndA67689111119
3rdA66684116121
4thA5795893214
5thA6735672216
6thB62265267017
7thA5753850011
8thA63551110
9thM61234808
10thA6053202408
11thB6199161804
12thA6099151604
13thA5082111203
14thB6472111906
15thA675101813
16thB52367903
17thB523561101
18thB54086601
19thA61725601
20thA6675501

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1979

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1979: 667.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1979

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1979: 307.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years