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Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5DD area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 94 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Breightmet ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 114 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
94
8,392nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
114
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the BL2 5DD hotspot

19 of the 94 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1819%
  • Slight7580%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
18
Slightly injured
95
All casualties
114

Accidents by year at the BL2 5DD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2002, against an average of 3.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BL2 5DD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202300
202222
202156
202026
201934
201833
201745
201645
201522
201423
201333
201222
201111
201056
200944
200834
200744
200635
2005913
200477
200378
20021113
200155

Map of crashes at the BL2 5DD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL2 5DD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5DD area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BL2 5DD 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.

Ward
Breightmet
Council area
Bolton
Nearest postcode to the centre
BL2 5DD
Postcode district
BL2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.59126, -2.39115
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
22 December 2025
Rank by collisions
8,392nd of 12,033 hotspots

Towns near the BL2 5DD hotspot

90 of the 94 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

Accident hotspots near BL2 5DD

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5DX area, 1 km away, with 397 collisions.

All 94 crashes at the BL2 5DD hotspot

Newest first, from 23 May 2001 to 22 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year