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Bolton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2016, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (373), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 2016
362
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
475
Down 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Bolton in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight39082%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 362, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 362
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.7%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March22 (6.1%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July22 (6.1%)
  • August17 (4.7%)
  • September26 (7.2%)
  • October26 (7.2%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December49 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (67%)
  • Wet or damp109 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (81%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (56%)
  • Pedestrian113 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (55%)
  • Pedestrian113 (24%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (80%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 135th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2016

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2016, with 32 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2016

The A579 and A673 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2016, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA579293904
2ndA673293218
3rdA58283709
4thA666253705
5thA6053161905
6thA676162202
7thB6226152406
8thM61152811
9thA6131721
10thA575101402
11thB653681000
12thB619971112
13thA61724411
14thA50823300
15thA60993400
16thB52353502
17thB54083300
18thB62023602
19thB62063300
20thB62083300

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2016

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2016: 224.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2016

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2016: 91.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years