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Bolton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2017, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2016 (362), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 2017
474
Up 31% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
646
Up 36% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Bolton in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight39583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight56187%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 474, up 31% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 474
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (17%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (9.3%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March45 (9.5%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May44 (9.3%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October41 (8.6%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December36 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (69%)
  • Wet or damp143 (30%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph388 (82%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (59%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (10%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 35140 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (57%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 80th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2017

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2017, with 46 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2017

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2017: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58375508
2ndA673313716
3rdA676313715
4thA579304205
5thA666252734
6thM61203502
7thA6053151903
8thA575122602
9thB6226121303
10thB6472121604
11thA6101401
12thA60998803
13thB523581201
14thA50827801
15thB65367802
16thB61995901
17thB62035502
18thA60274700
19thB52363601
20thB52383401

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2017

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2017: 300.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2017

BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2017: 129.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years