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Bolton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,337 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1984, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (1,186), and casualties rose from 1,418.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,337
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,659
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
26
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Bolton in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.9%
  • Serious25219%
  • Slight1,05979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.7%
  • Serious28517%
  • Slight1,34681%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,337, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (14%)
  • Tuesday178 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday212 (16%)
  • Friday230 (17%)
  • Saturday203 (15%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59179 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.3%)
  • February101 (7.6%)
  • March88 (6.6%)
  • April97 (7.3%)
  • May124 (9.3%)
  • June129 (9.6%)
  • July94 (7%)
  • August103 (7.7%)
  • September107 (8%)
  • October141 (11%)
  • November140 (10%)
  • December115 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight902 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit414 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,087 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry846 (63%)
  • Wet or damp462 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,144 (86%)
  • 40 mph90 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,168 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (34%)
  • Pedestrian537 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (17%)
  • Cyclist136 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 587 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 10143 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15175 (11%)
  • 16 to 20391 (24%)
  • 21 to 25193 (12%)
  • 26 to 35220 (13%)
  • 36 to 45150 (9%)
  • 46 to 55101 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.7%)
  • Over 7547 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (45%)
  • Pedestrian537 (32%)
  • Passenger382 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,349 (65%)
  • Motorcycle311 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 39th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1984

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1984: 133, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676133169425
2ndA58108132721
3rdA66696124116
4thA57990104317
5thA5755877012
6thB62265881216
7thA673506529
8thA6053395006
9thA6284315
10thB6536283501
11thA6099182304
12thB6472182102
13thM61142805
14thB6202101202
15thB619691203
16thB619991311
17thA61725500
18thA6675700
19thA6755501
20thB54085802

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1984

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1984: 884.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1984

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1984: 406.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years