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Bolton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2014, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (423), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 2014
452
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
632
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Bolton in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight36581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight54186%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 452, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 452
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (10%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (10%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (67%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph353 (78%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (56%)
  • Pedestrian123 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (11%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5585 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (55%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian123 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (75%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolton ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 101st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2014

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2014, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2014

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2014: 32, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58324509
2ndA579304508
3rdM61305726
4thA666273614
5thA676263502
6thA673182500
7thB6226182103
8thA575162202
9thA6162506
10thA6053121401
11thA609981501
12thB54086601
13thB62026801
14thB653661301
15thA50824600
16thA60274501
17thB52354702
18thB61994511
19thB62064700
20thB64723301

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2014

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2014: 259.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2014

BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2014: 110.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2014, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years