Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A675 in Bolton, 14 Dec 2025, 15:32
- Citroen C3, Audi A1, Ford B-Max and Kia Ceed
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061683002
Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7EQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 206 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Astley Bridge ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 261 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 206
- 4,120th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 261
- 1.27 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL1 7EQ hotspot
29 of the 206 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.5%
- Serious2613%
- Slight17786%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 27
- Slightly injured
- 229
- All casualties
- 261
Accidents by year at the BL1 7EQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 27 in 2002, against an average of 8.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL1 7EQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2006 | 15 | 19 |
| 2005 | 14 | 15 |
| 2004 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 | 19 |
| 2002 | 27 | 35 |
| 2001 | 14 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the BL1 7EQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL1 7EQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7EQ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL1 7EQ hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the BL1 7EQ hotspot
203 of the 206 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.
Accident hotspots near BL1 7EQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 8EA area, 1.1 km away, with 770 collisions.
- Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 8EA area1.1 km away, 1,009 casualties770 collisions
- Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9JN area1.4 km away, 183 casualties132 collisions
- Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9ES area1.7 km away, 103 casualties69 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 6HT area2.1 km away, 300 casualties238 collisions
- Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 2EL area2.1 km away, 340 casualties239 collisions
- Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 3EU area2.1 km away, 217 casualties154 collisions
- Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2LE area2.1 km away, 612 casualties464 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 7NY area2.3 km away, 104 casualties62 collisions
All 206 crashes at the BL1 7EQ hotspot
Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 Oct 2025, 11:19
- Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 4 Series
- 4 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2025061650556
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on the A675 in Bolton, 12 Aug 2025, 15:55
- Kia Stonic and Volvo S40
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025061628022
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 3 Jun 2025, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061598522
- Serious
Polestar Polestar 4 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 May 2025, 08:25
- Polestar Polestar 4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061590429
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 30 Jan 2025, 14:21
- Audi A4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061548427
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 7 Jan 2025, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061556667
- Slight
Kia Carens crash on the A666 in Bolton, 24 Dec 2024, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061534547
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 14 Oct 2024, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061503946
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A675 in Bolton, 6 Dec 2023, 18:50
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061389481
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 6 Dec 2023, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061383611
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 6 Dec 2023, 15:35
- Audi A1 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061388466
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A675 in Bolton, 14 Jun 2023, 15:10
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061325559
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A675 in Bolton, 23 Apr 2023, 09:55
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061303269
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 22 Aug 2022, 18:15
- Fiat Punto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061211564
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 12 Aug 2022, 13:00
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061208747
- Serious
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A666 in Bolton, 31 Mar 2022, 15:44
- Volkswagen Tiguan, 2 Isuzu Trucks Grafters and Ford Transit
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061161471
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 27 Jan 2022, 16:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061179111
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 Nov 2021, 20:00
- Peugeot 206 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061121488
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 23 Oct 2021, 17:32
- Citroen C4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061114852
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A666 in Bolton, 9 Sep 2021, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061098055
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A666 in Bolton, 21 Jul 2021, 20:20
- Skoda Octavia and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061078056
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the A666 in Bolton, 19 May 2021, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061059819
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A675 in Bolton, 24 Apr 2021, 14:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061053616
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A675 in Bolton, 29 Oct 2020, 20:05
- Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K276900
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 21 Jun 2020, 11:08
- Peugeot 206 and Aprilia RS 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K272233
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on the A675 in Bolton, 5 Dec 2019, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K266046
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A666 in Bolton, 31 Oct 2019, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K264206
- Slight
Audi RS3 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 5 Aug 2019, 00:45
- Audi RS3 and Audi S3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K259822
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A666 in Bolton, 8 Jan 2019, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K252290
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A675 in Bolton, 20 Dec 2018, 16:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K251630
- Serious
Honda crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 18 Sep 2018, 12:10
- Honda and 2 other vehicles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K248342
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 18 Jul 2018, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K246180
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A666 in Bolton, 29 Apr 2018, 12:00
- Renault Megane and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K243177
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 12 Feb 2018, 08:30
- Mercedes Cla Class and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K241075
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on a C road in Bolton, 16 Jan 2018, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K239712
- Serious
Kia Picanto crash on the A666 in Bolton, 8 Dec 2017, 08:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K038799
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 17 Nov 2017, 18:45
- Toyota Corolla and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201706K037442
- Slight
Car crash on the A666 in Bolton, 15 May 2017, 08:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K030747
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the A666 in Bolton, 25 Mar 2017, 11:05
- Nissan Note and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K029626
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 3 Nov 2016, 16:55
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K022614
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 13 Apr 2016, 20:50
- Audi A6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201606K015258
- Serious
Peugeot 206 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 20 Jan 2016, 16:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K011275
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A666 in Bolton, 14 Jul 2015, 20:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K003729
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A666 in Bolton, 18 Apr 2015, 13:00
- Fiat Punto and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K099789
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A666 in Bolton, 23 Mar 2015, 09:05
- Ford Focus, Volkswagen Tiguan and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K099090
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A675 in Bolton, 5 Dec 2014, 07:38
- Hyundai i10 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K094682
- Slight
Mitsubishi crash on the A666 in Bolton, 20 Sep 2014, 22:30
- Mitsubishi and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201406K091524