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Bolton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,308 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1990, and 1,714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (1,279), and casualties rose from 1,661.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,308
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,714
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Bolton in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious21016%
  • Slight1,08183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious22813%
  • Slight1,46886%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,308, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (12%)
  • Tuesday173 (13%)
  • Wednesday195 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (15%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (16%)
  • Sunday152 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.1%)
  • February137 (10%)
  • March107 (8.2%)
  • April120 (9.2%)
  • May91 (7%)
  • June117 (8.9%)
  • July89 (6.8%)
  • August110 (8.4%)
  • September91 (7%)
  • October112 (8.6%)
  • November108 (8.3%)
  • December120 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight945 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,007 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (59%)
  • Wet or damp517 (40%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,075 (82%)
  • 40 mph129 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph54 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,091 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant872 (51%)
  • Pedestrian437 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist120 (7%)
  • Van occupant64 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 586 (5%)
  • 6 to 10122 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15113 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20346 (20%)
  • 21 to 25240 (14%)
  • 26 to 35291 (17%)
  • 36 to 45164 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55126 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.6%)
  • Over 7549 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (48%)
  • Passenger448 (26%)
  • Pedestrian437 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,633 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes161 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle158 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 45th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1990

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1990: 142, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58142185321
2ndA67699123219
3rdA57977107013
4thA66676101113
5thA673507739
6thB6226475619
7thA5753953010
8thA6395518
9thB6536334112
10thA6053313606
11thM61233001
12thB6472212302
13thB6199202914
14thA6099101100
15thB5238101602
16thA508291200
17thB540891102
18thB620991103
19thA66771111
20thB523571501

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1990

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1990: 790.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1990

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1990: 323.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years