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Bolton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,168 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1987, and 1,486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (1,190), and casualties fell from 1,489.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,168
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,486
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Bolton in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious22319%
  • Slight92679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious25517%
  • Slight1,21081%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,168, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (13%)
  • Thursday174 (15%)
  • Friday201 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (16%)
  • Sunday137 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59144 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (5.8%)
  • February88 (7.5%)
  • March85 (7.3%)
  • April83 (7.1%)
  • May111 (9.5%)
  • June111 (9.5%)
  • July103 (8.8%)
  • August106 (9.1%)
  • September101 (8.6%)
  • October94 (8%)
  • November114 (9.8%)
  • December104 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds893 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (59%)
  • Wet or damp448 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.7%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph977 (84%)
  • 40 mph109 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,011 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (42%)
  • Pedestrian446 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (14%)
  • Cyclist98 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10117 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15122 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20327 (22%)
  • 21 to 25210 (14%)
  • 26 to 35229 (15%)
  • 36 to 45134 (9%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (48%)
  • Pedestrian446 (30%)
  • Passenger326 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,334 (70%)
  • Motorcycle212 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Bolton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolton ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 46th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1987

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1987: 109, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676109143221
2ndA58105137424
3rdA66695134016
4thA5797691415
5thA673556909
6thB6226425508
7thA63649010
8thA6053323806
9thA575293402
10thB6472182314
11thB6199172308
12thB6536162513
13thA6099141811
14thA5082101802
15thM61101301
16thB62029903
17thB619681401
18thA60277803
19thB523871002
20thA6756901

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1987

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1987: 767.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1987

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1987: 333.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years