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Bolton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2018, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (474), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 2018
435
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
567
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2018

1.4% of collisions in Bolton in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight35582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight48586%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 435, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 435
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.5%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October25 (5.7%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (73%)
  • Wet or damp109 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph343 (79%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (55%)
  • Pedestrian124 (22%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (22%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (54%)
  • Passenger136 (24%)
  • Pedestrian124 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 84th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2018

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2018, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2018

The A579 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA579354414
2ndA676325106
3rdA58313418
4thA673293912
5thA666273706
6thM61162611
7thA6141815
8thA6053141601
9thB653681403
10thA5757900
11thB62267704
12thB62025601
13thA60994500
14thB52354501
15thB61994701
16thA60273500
17thB62093500
18thB64723301
19thA61452400
20thB52382200

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2018

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2018: 278.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2018

BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2018: 125.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years