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Bolton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,156 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1980, and 1,493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (1,103), and casualties rose from 1,458.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,156
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,493
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Bolton in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious26123%
  • Slight87376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.5%
  • Serious30520%
  • Slight1,16578%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,156, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (13%)
  • Tuesday163 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (13%)
  • Thursday199 (17%)
  • Friday167 (14%)
  • Saturday189 (16%)
  • Sunday129 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59159 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (9%)
  • February68 (5.9%)
  • March94 (8.1%)
  • April93 (8%)
  • May86 (7.4%)
  • June91 (7.9%)
  • July101 (8.7%)
  • August94 (8.1%)
  • September94 (8.1%)
  • October103 (8.9%)
  • November108 (9.3%)
  • December120 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight781 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds901 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (59%)
  • Wet or damp434 (38%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2.7%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph980 (85%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph44 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,014 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (38%)
  • Pedestrian417 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist298 (20%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant50 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10124 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15154 (10%)
  • 16 to 20353 (24%)
  • 21 to 25174 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (13%)
  • 36 to 45115 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6%)
  • 56 to 65109 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7576 (5.1%)
  • Over 7542 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (47%)
  • Pedestrian417 (28%)
  • Passenger377 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,168 (63%)
  • Motorcycle320 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bolton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolton ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 55th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1980

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1980: 99, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5899124226
2ndA66692116025
3rdA67692126320
4thA5796888112
5thA6734756110
6thA5754563010
7thB62264152112
8thA63246213
9thA6053324804
10thA6099263126
11thB6199152314
12thM61132414
13thB6472111211
14thA602791904
15thA67591803
16thA508281002
17thA66781103
18thB540881110
19thA61727703
20thB62097703

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1980

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1980: 718.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1980

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1980: 345.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years