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Bolton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1999, and 1,751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (1,224), and casualties rose from 1,712.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,241
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,751
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1999

0.3% of collisions in Bolton in 1999 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1038.3%
  • Slight1,13491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.2%
  • Serious1126.4%
  • Slight1,63593%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,241, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (13%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday229 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59338 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59215 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8%)
  • February100 (8.1%)
  • March109 (8.8%)
  • April80 (6.4%)
  • May91 (7.3%)
  • June107 (8.6%)
  • July97 (7.8%)
  • August114 (9.2%)
  • September114 (9.2%)
  • October101 (8.1%)
  • November112 (9%)
  • December117 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds976 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry733 (59%)
  • Wet or damp466 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.9%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,029 (83%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph77 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway967 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,104 (63%)
  • Pedestrian303 (17%)
  • Cyclist115 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3%)
  • 6 to 10121 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15147 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20233 (13%)
  • 21 to 25185 (11%)
  • 26 to 35409 (23%)
  • 36 to 45254 (15%)
  • 46 to 55175 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3%)
  • Over 7539 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider936 (53%)
  • Passenger512 (29%)
  • Pedestrian303 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,806 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5%)
  • Motorcycle74 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach65 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 36th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1999

The A666 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1999: 103, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666103148010
2ndA5798911706
3rdA6768313006
4thA588112707
5thA673608723
6thM615510002
7thA6516705
8thA6053396115
9thB6226374800
10thA575324703
11thB6199233202
12thB6536132500
13thA609991100
14thB619691301
15thB647291401
16thA602781500
17thB620281201
18thB523571100
19thA50826902
20thB52366800

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1999

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1999: 723.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1999

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1999: 324.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years