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Bolton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,243 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1992, and 1,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1991 (1,227), and casualties rose from 1,584.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,243
Up 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,636
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1992

1.4% of collisions in Bolton in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious18215%
  • Slight1,04484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious19912%
  • Slight1,41787%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,243, up 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (11%)
  • Tuesday192 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday191 (15%)
  • Saturday199 (16%)
  • Sunday150 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.4%)
  • February102 (8.2%)
  • March103 (8.3%)
  • April95 (7.6%)
  • May108 (8.7%)
  • June78 (6.3%)
  • July95 (7.6%)
  • August99 (8%)
  • September103 (8.3%)
  • October114 (9.2%)
  • November117 (9.4%)
  • December125 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight855 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds970 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (16%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry711 (57%)
  • Wet or damp497 (40%)
  • Frost or ice33 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,045 (84%)
  • 40 mph104 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,044 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant887 (54%)
  • Pedestrian412 (25%)
  • Cyclist107 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 10127 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15133 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20249 (15%)
  • 21 to 25234 (14%)
  • 26 to 35320 (20%)
  • 36 to 45164 (10%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider786 (48%)
  • Passenger438 (27%)
  • Pedestrian412 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,696 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (5%)
  • Motorcycle83 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (3%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 38th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1992

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1992: 124, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58124174115
2ndA6668912639
3rdA57982100216
4thA67682109010
5thA575638409
6thA673527106
7thB6226405206
8thA6304508
9thB6536263801
10thM61254042
11thA6053242902
12thB6199182904
13thB6472131600
14thA5082121503
15thA6027122002
16thA6099101201
17thB6206101401
18thB523581101
19thB54087902
20thB62097801

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1992

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1992: 748.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1992

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1992: 319.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years