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Bolton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2012, and 691 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (532), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 2012
485
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
691
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Bolton in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight41786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious618.8%
  • Slight62390%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 485, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (19%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (11%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March55 (11%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June27 (5.6%)
  • July42 (8.7%)
  • August37 (7.6%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October45 (9.3%)
  • November37 (7.6%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other25 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (62%)
  • Wet or damp171 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph380 (78%)
  • 40 mph55 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph29 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (53%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2081 (12%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (54%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (73%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bolton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolton ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 86th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2012

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2012, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2012

The A579 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2012: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA579466717
2ndA58426513
3rdA676364512
4thA666284402
5thM61274214
6thA673192704
7thB6226193105
8thA6132100
9thA575121801
10thA6053121601
11thA6027111501
12thA609991601
13thB61997801
14thA50825601
15thB52365601
16thB61965710
17thB620251200
18thB64725611
19thB52384502
20thB65364400

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2012

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2012: 297.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2012

BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2012: 125.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years