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Bolton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,186 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1983, and 1,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (1,214), and casualties fell from 1,529.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,186
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,418
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
27
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Bolton in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.3%
  • Serious22019%
  • Slight93979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282%
  • Serious23917%
  • Slight1,15181%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,186, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (12%)
  • Tuesday173 (15%)
  • Wednesday172 (15%)
  • Thursday192 (16%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday178 (15%)
  • Sunday123 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (5.9%)
  • February81 (6.8%)
  • March90 (7.6%)
  • April103 (8.7%)
  • May104 (8.8%)
  • June122 (10%)
  • July121 (10%)
  • August113 (9.5%)
  • September93 (7.8%)
  • October112 (9.4%)
  • November89 (7.5%)
  • December88 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight850 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds986 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry778 (66%)
  • Wet or damp385 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,034 (87%)
  • 40 mph85 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph31 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,023 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian463 (33%)
  • Car occupant436 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (19%)
  • Cyclist162 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10130 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 15151 (11%)
  • 16 to 20305 (22%)
  • 21 to 25186 (13%)
  • 26 to 35174 (12%)
  • 36 to 45135 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5586 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.2%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (47%)
  • Pedestrian463 (33%)
  • Passenger287 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,134 (61%)
  • Motorcycle275 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bolton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolton ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 50th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1983

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1983: 113, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676113137330
2ndA579100113419
3rdA66686109318
4thA5883106315
5thA6736784211
6thA60535567113
7thB6226404727
8thA6314015
9thA575283407
10thA6099212206
11thB6536162000
12thB6472141501
13thM61142312
14thB6199131901
15thA675101206
16thB619691102
17thB62028901
18thB62098800
19thB52367702
20thB62087900

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1983

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1983: 772.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1983

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1983: 353.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years