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Bolton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1993, and 1,540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (1,243), and casualties fell from 1,636.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,169
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,540
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1993

1% of collisions in Bolton in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious16114%
  • Slight99685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious16711%
  • Slight1,36188%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,169, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (13%)
  • Thursday195 (17%)
  • Friday223 (19%)
  • Saturday177 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59320 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.9%)
  • February74 (6.3%)
  • March96 (8.2%)
  • April108 (9.2%)
  • May117 (10%)
  • June83 (7.1%)
  • July80 (6.8%)
  • August99 (8.5%)
  • September87 (7.4%)
  • October99 (8.5%)
  • November101 (8.6%)
  • December121 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight864 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds903 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry684 (59%)
  • Wet or damp447 (38%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph983 (84%)
  • 40 mph85 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway943 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (61%)
  • Pedestrian347 (23%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10120 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15123 (8%)
  • 16 to 20200 (13%)
  • 21 to 25206 (13%)
  • 26 to 35273 (18%)
  • 36 to 45187 (12%)
  • 46 to 55158 (10%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.9%)
  • Over 7548 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (49%)
  • Passenger437 (28%)
  • Pedestrian347 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,652 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle64 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 44th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
44th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1993

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1993: 106, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58106151121
2ndA5798810126
3rdA67685122011
4thA666759226
5thA6735469014
6thA6517817
7thB6226425228
8thA575384602
9thA6053313904
10thB6536233301
11thM61192504
12thB6199152212
13thB6472142212
14thA6099131802
15thA6027101100
16thB620291004
17thB620691201
18thA66781100
19thB619681301
20thB620971000

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1993

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1993: 701.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1993

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1993: 292.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years