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Bolton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,104 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1981, and 1,376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (1,156), and casualties fell from 1,493.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,104
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,376
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Bolton in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious22721%
  • Slight86178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious24918%
  • Slight1,11181%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,104, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (13%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday145 (13%)
  • Thursday207 (19%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.2%)
  • February78 (7.1%)
  • March78 (7.1%)
  • April96 (8.7%)
  • May93 (8.4%)
  • June96 (8.7%)
  • July80 (7.2%)
  • August110 (10%)
  • September108 (9.8%)
  • October99 (9%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December63 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds858 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (58%)
  • Wet or damp402 (36%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.9%)
  • Snow24 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph944 (86%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (4%)
  • 70 mph34 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway973 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (34%)
  • Pedestrian432 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (20%)
  • Cyclist109 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10130 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 15164 (12%)
  • 16 to 20348 (25%)
  • 21 to 25142 (10%)
  • 26 to 35169 (12%)
  • 36 to 45124 (9%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.7%)
  • Over 7526 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (45%)
  • Pedestrian432 (31%)
  • Passenger323 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (62%)
  • Motorcycle294 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 62nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1981

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1981: 93, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67693122116
2ndA5889103223
3rdA66687121316
4thA5797996016
5thA6735464013
6thB62264866010
7thA575404207
8thA6304325
9thA6053273417
10thA6099182623
11thB6199151902
12thB6472131603
13thM61111902
14thA66771101
15thB52357804
16thB62037702
17thB65367702
18thA60276700
19thB52366813
20thB54086701

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1981

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1981: 715.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1981

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1981: 320.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years