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Bolton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,214 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1982, and 1,529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (1,104), and casualties rose from 1,376.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,214
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,529
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Bolton in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious24420%
  • Slight95579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious27218%
  • Slight1,23981%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,214, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (12%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday200 (16%)
  • Saturday193 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (5.9%)
  • February79 (6.5%)
  • March109 (9%)
  • April89 (7.3%)
  • May96 (7.9%)
  • June91 (7.5%)
  • July89 (7.3%)
  • August129 (11%)
  • September113 (9.3%)
  • October112 (9.2%)
  • November133 (11%)
  • December102 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight853 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds909 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry683 (56%)
  • Wet or damp476 (39%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.4%)
  • Snow11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,006 (83%)
  • 40 mph106 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,053 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (35%)
  • Pedestrian421 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist337 (22%)
  • Cyclist127 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10130 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15147 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20389 (25%)
  • 21 to 25170 (11%)
  • 26 to 35205 (13%)
  • 36 to 45149 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.9%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider760 (50%)
  • Pedestrian421 (28%)
  • Passenger348 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,183 (61%)
  • Motorcycle345 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 52nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1982

The A666 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1982: 108, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666108155422
2ndA67698123013
3rdA5893128022
4thA5797398020
5thA6736490210
6thA60535870110
7thB62265669115
8thA6333619
9thA575323604
10thA6099212201
11thB6472172306
12thB6536173115
13thM61162514
14thB6199152203
15thB6196141604
16thA675121300
17thA667111302
18thB6209101624
19thB523591203
20thA50827901

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1982

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1982: 743.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1982

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1982: 363.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years