Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 Dec 2025, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061687734
Farnworth North, Bolton, BL4 7ED area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 594 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Farnworth North ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 795 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.
In 2025 there were 11 collisions here, down from 12 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 594
- 917th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 795
- 1.34 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 7
- 7 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 11
- Down 8% on 2024
Crash severity at the BL4 7ED hotspot
74 of the 594 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal71.2%
- Serious6711%
- Slight52088%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 7
- Seriously injured
- 69
- Slightly injured
- 719
- All casualties
- 795
Accidents by year at the BL4 7ED hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 45 in 2003, against an average of 24 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL4 7ED hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 11
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 22 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 18 | 26 |
| 2018 | 23 | 29 |
| 2017 | 18 | 24 |
| 2016 | 19 | 25 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 | 27 |
| 2013 | 16 | 20 |
| 2012 | 18 | 25 |
| 2011 | 26 | 35 |
| 2010 | 15 | 21 |
| 2009 | 26 | 37 |
| 2008 | 35 | 49 |
| 2007 | 23 | 32 |
| 2006 | 43 | 52 |
| 2005 | 44 | 61 |
| 2004 | 41 | 61 |
| 2003 | 45 | 58 |
| 2002 | 35 | 47 |
| 2001 | 36 | 54 |
Map of crashes at the BL4 7ED hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL4 7ED.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Farnworth North, Bolton, BL4 7ED 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 BL4 7ED 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 BL4 7ED hotspot
510 of the 594 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Farnworth.
Accident hotspots near BL4 7ED
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2PH area, 1.1 km away, with 186 collisions.
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2PH area1.1 km away, 277 casualties186 collisions
- Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8BR area1.2 km away, 712 casualties507 collisions
- Farnworth North, Bolton, BL4 0EW area1.3 km away, 552 casualties420 collisions
- Farnworth South, Bolton, BL4 9SP area1.5 km away, 308 casualties219 collisions
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2AW area2.1 km away, 961 casualties653 collisions
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL3 1BE area2.1 km away, 304 casualties245 collisions
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL2 6EX area2.3 km away, 140 casualties94 collisions
- Kearsley, Bolton, M26 1GY area2.4 km away, 123 casualties85 collisions
All 594 crashes at the BL4 7ED hotspot
Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 24 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 15 Nov 2025, 23:19
- Vauxhall Corsa and Benelli Tornado
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061669388
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 10 Nov 2025, 08:35
- Renault Captur and Volkswagen Touran
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025061666118
- Serious
Mini Countryman crash on the A575 in Bolton, 16 Oct 2025, 16:05
- Mini Countryman and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061660144
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 23 Sep 2025, 15:25
- A bicycle and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061645800
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 22 Aug 2025, 07:40
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061631965
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 2 Aug 2025, 01:00
- Toyota Yaris and Mercedes Gla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061623762
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A575 in Bolton, 11 May 2025, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061588566
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on the A575 in Bolton, 29 Mar 2025, 15:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061571118
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 27 Feb 2025, 13:49
- Mercedes C Class and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061561060
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 25 Feb 2025, 09:35
- Nissan Qashqai and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061594970
- Serious
Nissan Micra crash on the A575 in Bolton, 21 Dec 2024, 22:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061533537
- Serious
Car crash on the A575 in Bolton, 21 Nov 2024, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061519972
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the A575 in Bolton, 11 Nov 2024, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061515173
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 8 Nov 2024, 15:10
- Hyundai i10 and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061513970
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 1 Oct 2024, 15:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061498381
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A575 in Bolton, 17 Sep 2024, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061492987
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the A575 in Bolton, 5 Sep 2024, 11:40
- Ford Fusion and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061487653
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 4 Sep 2024, 11:20
- Kia Picanto and Hyundai Ioniq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061487419
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A575 in Bolton, 13 Aug 2024, 14:01
- BMW 5 Series and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061479646
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A575 in Bolton, 1 Aug 2024, 18:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061475172
- Slight
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on the A575 in Bolton, 5 Jul 2024, 21:00
- Volkswagen Scirocco and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061470637
- Serious
Scania crash on the A575 in Bolton, 25 Apr 2024, 07:50
- Scania and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061436106
- Serious
Audi S3 crash on the A575 in Bolton, 20 Nov 2023, 17:16
- Audi S3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061383886
- Serious
Ford Ka+ crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 26 Sep 2023, 13:15
- Ford Ka+ and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061356578
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A575 in Bolton, 7 Sep 2023, 10:05
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061351501
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 25 Jul 2023, 17:30
- Kia Ceed, Suzuki GSF 600 and Hyundai Santa Fe
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061333331
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 17 Jun 2023, 22:28
- Toyota Prius and Sym NH
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061319874
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 28 Apr 2023, 21:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061302139
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A575 in Bolton, 2 Apr 2023, 17:40
- Vauxhall Zafira and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061293001
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Feb 2023, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061282636
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 9 Feb 2023, 13:17
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061281675
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A575 in Bolton, 26 Jan 2023, 20:01
- Audi A4 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061268931
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 24 Dec 2022, 19:20
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061261132
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 21 Nov 2022, 19:53
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061250704
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 8 Nov 2022, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061239957
- Slight
Car crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 30 Oct 2022, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061246134
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 11 Oct 2022, 09:44
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061232942
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 14 Aug 2022, 13:24
- Toyota Auris and Kawasaki ER650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061212064
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 9 Jul 2022, 13:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061196886
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 15 Apr 2022, 18:50
- Audi A4 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061176755
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 27 Mar 2022, 23:43
- Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061172512
- Serious
Kia Sportage crash on the A575 in Bolton, 23 Mar 2022, 17:48
- Kia Sportage and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061170652
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A575 in Bolton, 4 Mar 2022, 18:15
- Peugeot 308 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061162224
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A6053 in Bolton, 2 Jan 2022, 00:15
- Seat Leon, Toyota Prius, a taxi and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061127779
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 8 Nov 2021, 17:00
- Peugeot 308 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061109559
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A575 in Bolton, 14 Oct 2021, 14:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061103101
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A575 in Bolton, 1 Oct 2021, 09:40
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061097113