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Bolton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2025, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (310), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2025
289
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
381
Down 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Bolton in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious9633%
  • Slight19166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9725%
  • Slight28174%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 289, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 289
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March15 (5.2%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August16 (5.5%)
  • September24 (8.3%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (66%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (16%)
  • 30 mph198 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (59%)
  • Pedestrian91 (24%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2527 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (55%)
  • Pedestrian91 (24%)
  • Passenger79 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 116th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2025

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2025, with 24 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2025

The A676 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2025: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676253208
2ndA58212807
3rdA666192704
4thA579171809
5thM61172604
6thA673151707
7thA691203
8thA60275701
9thA605351102
10thB62265602
11thB65365601
12thA5754403
13thB62094401
14thA60993302
15thB52383402
16thB54083401
17thA50822201
18thA6752500
19thB61992401
20thB62022200

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2025

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2025: 168.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2025

BL1 and BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2025, with 72 each.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2025, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years