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Bolton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,212 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1994, and 1,645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1993 (1,169), and casualties rose from 1,540.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,212
Up 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,645
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Bolton in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious13911%
  • Slight1,06087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious1569.5%
  • Slight1,47590%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,212, up 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (15%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday202 (17%)
  • Thursday167 (14%)
  • Friday194 (16%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59341 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.8%)
  • February85 (7%)
  • March97 (8%)
  • April91 (7.5%)
  • May99 (8.2%)
  • June100 (8.3%)
  • July105 (8.7%)
  • August94 (7.8%)
  • September90 (7.4%)
  • October126 (10%)
  • November117 (9.7%)
  • December126 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight869 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds942 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry699 (58%)
  • Wet or damp488 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph984 (81%)
  • 40 mph104 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph65 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant977 (59%)
  • Pedestrian377 (23%)
  • Cyclist94 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 590 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 10137 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15147 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20212 (13%)
  • 21 to 25216 (13%)
  • 26 to 35305 (19%)
  • 36 to 45194 (12%)
  • 46 to 55160 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.5%)
  • Over 7537 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider807 (49%)
  • Passenger461 (28%)
  • Pedestrian377 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,700 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle76 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 44th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1994

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1994: 114, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58114173114
2ndA6669313539
3rdA5798611829
4thA6767311018
5thA6518128
6thA673518419
7thA575405106
8thB6226364716
9thM61304312
10thA6053294403
11thB6536273503
12thB6199161801
13thA6099141703
14thB5235131402
15thB6202121700
16thA6027101601
17thB647291201
18thA67581001
19thA6677700
20thB620671002

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1994

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1994: 715.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1994

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1994: 291.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years