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Bolton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,279 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1989, and 1,661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,206), and casualties rose from 1,496.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,279
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,661
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Bolton in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious20616%
  • Slight1,05282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious23214%
  • Slight1,40885%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,279, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (12%)
  • Thursday200 (16%)
  • Friday227 (18%)
  • Saturday190 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59325 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (7.8%)
  • February83 (6.5%)
  • March114 (8.9%)
  • April88 (6.9%)
  • May133 (10%)
  • June101 (7.9%)
  • July104 (8.1%)
  • August111 (8.7%)
  • September106 (8.3%)
  • October123 (9.6%)
  • November117 (9.1%)
  • December99 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight917 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,044 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (63%)
  • Wet or damp457 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,087 (85%)
  • 40 mph102 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph35 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,110 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant789 (48%)
  • Pedestrian468 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist142 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 594 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 10143 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15148 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20292 (18%)
  • 21 to 25203 (12%)
  • 26 to 35274 (16%)
  • 36 to 45187 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.7%)
  • Over 7564 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (47%)
  • Pedestrian468 (28%)
  • Passenger412 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (73%)
  • Motorcycle158 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 47th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1989

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1989: 101, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676101130219
2ndA57995130116
3rdA66689129114
4thA5884116315
5thA6735975115
6thA60535165011
7thA64559010
8thB6226436224
9thA575424802
10thA6099222511
11thB6536202802
12thB6199172202
13thB6202152813
14thM61153614
15thB6196121702
16thB6209111212
17thB6472101001
18thA508291500
19thA60278900
20thA66781002

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1989

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1989: 796.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1989

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1989: 360.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years