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Bolton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,227 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1991, and 1,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (1,308), and casualties fell from 1,714.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,227
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,584
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1991

1.5% of collisions in Bolton in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious17114%
  • Slight1,03785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious19312%
  • Slight1,37187%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,227, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday167 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59331 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59227 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8.1%)
  • February87 (7.1%)
  • March94 (7.7%)
  • April101 (8.2%)
  • May86 (7%)
  • June115 (9.4%)
  • July97 (7.9%)
  • August102 (8.3%)
  • September121 (9.9%)
  • October106 (8.6%)
  • November121 (9.9%)
  • December98 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds985 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry741 (60%)
  • Wet or damp451 (37%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,027 (84%)
  • 40 mph113 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,027 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant851 (54%)
  • Pedestrian400 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist101 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10121 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 15135 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20266 (17%)
  • 21 to 25232 (15%)
  • 26 to 35304 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (10%)
  • 46 to 55112 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.7%)
  • Over 7540 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (48%)
  • Passenger425 (27%)
  • Pedestrian400 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,600 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle127 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 41st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1991

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1991: 130, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58130179120
2ndA67693124211
3rdA66685122413
4thA57984116013
5thA673415338
6thB6226415309
7thA6053405404
8thA575333903
9thA6314422
10thB6536303802
11thM61183520
12thB6199152512
13thB6472151702
14thB6196111402
15thB5235101200
16thB62069902
17thB620991101
18thA508281001
19thA60998900
20thA6677700

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1991

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1991: 747.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1991

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1991: 342.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years