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Bolton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,206 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1988, and 1,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (1,168), and casualties rose from 1,486.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,206
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,496
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Bolton in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious19416%
  • Slight99883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious20614%
  • Slight1,27685%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,206, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (14%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday180 (15%)
  • Friday214 (18%)
  • Saturday174 (14%)
  • Sunday145 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.1%)
  • February68 (5.6%)
  • March122 (10%)
  • April85 (7%)
  • May102 (8.5%)
  • June110 (9.1%)
  • July98 (8.1%)
  • August109 (9%)
  • September117 (9.7%)
  • October109 (9%)
  • November84 (7%)
  • December104 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight848 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds940 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry690 (57%)
  • Wet or damp490 (41%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,017 (84%)
  • 40 mph113 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,017 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant668 (45%)
  • Pedestrian410 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (11%)
  • Cyclist128 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 590 (6%)
  • 6 to 10110 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15137 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20287 (19%)
  • 21 to 25216 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (14%)
  • 36 to 45169 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider707 (47%)
  • Pedestrian410 (27%)
  • Passenger379 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,432 (71%)
  • Motorcycle174 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 47th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1988

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1988: 108, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58108143316
2ndA57983105113
3rdA66681113213
4thA6767797012
5thA6736583110
6thB62264867111
7thA575404708
8thA6053405207
9thA6303316
10thB6536273903
11thB6199202504
12thB6472162010
13thA5082121204
14thA6099101000
15thA602791401
16thA67591103
17thB62088900
18thB532571001
19thM6171000
20thB54086902

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1988

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1988: 748.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1988

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1988: 346.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years