Serious
BMW 7 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 13 Dec 2025, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061682623
Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2AW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 653 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Great Lever ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 961 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.
In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, down from 14 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 653
- 781st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 961
- 1.47 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 9
- Down 36% on 2024
Crash severity at the BL3 2AW hotspot
73 of the 653 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.5%
- Serious7011%
- Slight58089%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 77
- Slightly injured
- 881
- All casualties
- 961
Accidents by year at the BL3 2AW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 56 in 2002, against an average of 26 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL3 2AW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 9
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 | 25 |
| 2021 | 14 | 21 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018 | 27 | 35 |
| 2017 | 29 | 40 |
| 2016 | 14 | 23 |
| 2015 | 20 | 32 |
| 2014 | 24 | 31 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 21 | 35 |
| 2011 | 20 | 26 |
| 2010 | 24 | 41 |
| 2009 | 32 | 73 |
| 2008 | 32 | 42 |
| 2007 | 33 | 41 |
| 2006 | 40 | 57 |
| 2005 | 40 | 58 |
| 2004 | 43 | 66 |
| 2003 | 49 | 73 |
| 2002 | 56 | 88 |
| 2001 | 53 | 67 |
Map of crashes at the BL3 2AW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL3 2AW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2AW area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL3 2AW 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 BL3 2AW hotspot
648 of the 653 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.
Accident hotspots near BL3 2AW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL3 6BH area, 0.7 km away, with 126 collisions.
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL3 6BH area0.7 km away, 176 casualties126 collisions
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2PH area1 km away, 277 casualties186 collisions
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area1.4 km away, 2,009 casualties1,474 collisions
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 3AY area1.5 km away, 271 casualties223 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5LS area1.5 km away, 1,135 casualties841 collisions
- Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2BU area1.6 km away, 906 casualties605 collisions
- Farnworth North, Bolton, BL4 0EW area1.7 km away, 552 casualties420 collisions
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL2 6EX area1.9 km away, 140 casualties94 collisions
All 653 crashes at the BL3 2AW hotspot
Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 13 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Audi Q2 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 2 Nov 2025, 15:57
- Audi Q2 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061662644
- Serious
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 7 Sep 2025, 20:03
- Alexander Dennis and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061638558
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 31 Aug 2025, 00:12
- Skoda Superb and Volvo V90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061635358
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 30 Jun 2025, 16:40
- BMW X3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061611864
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 1 May 2025, 19:30
- Toyota Auris and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025061600900
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 9 Apr 2025, 14:15
- Toyota Yaris, Toyota Avensis and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061575964
- Slight
Renault Zoe crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 7 Apr 2025, 10:18
- Renault Zoe and Renault Kadjar
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061601834
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 8 Feb 2025, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061552106
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 8 Dec 2024, 12:45
- Peugeot 2008 and a ridden horse
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061536795
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 21 Nov 2024, 22:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061531294
- Serious
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Oct 2024, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061509522
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 16 Sep 2024, 16:30
- Toyota Auris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061529083
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 10 Sep 2024, 17:05
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061489759
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 31 Aug 2024, 12:20
- BMW 1 Series and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061485729
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 Jul 2024, 12:34
- Nissan Leaf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061471706
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 23 Jul 2024, 17:41
- Kia Sportage, Mazda MX-5, Toyota Aygo, Volvo XC40 and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061471354
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 8 Jul 2024, 11:00
- Nissan Juke and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061465155
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 13 Jun 2024, 08:30
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061460714
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 9 May 2024, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061442357
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Apr 2024, 13:30
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061453721
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 25 Apr 2024, 17:20
- Ford Transit and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061455565
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 Mar 2024, 05:32
- BMW 1 Series, Vauxhall Astra and Skoda Octavia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061425375
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 30 Dec 2023, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061398411
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A666 in Bolton, 28 Oct 2023, 20:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061368059
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 6 Oct 2023, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061362457
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 4 Oct 2023, 19:45
- Ford Transit Custom and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061359553
- Serious
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 21 Jun 2023, 14:27
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061325310
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 20 May 2023, 19:27
- Toyota C-HR and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061309583
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 18 Mar 2023, 14:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061292990
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 21 Feb 2023, 12:10
- Renault Megane and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061282083
- Serious
Wrightbus Streetdeck crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 11 Feb 2023, 21:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061275394
- Serious
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 31 Dec 2022, 15:10
- Mercedes Cla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061265047
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 1 Nov 2022, 10:20
- BMW X3 and Volkswagen Crafter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061247719
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 6 Oct 2022, 08:35
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061236338
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 19 Sep 2022, 11:57
- Toyota Prius and BMW 6 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061224962
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 Sep 2022, 15:24
- Toyota Prius and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061225645
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 13 Sep 2022, 11:00
- Peugeot Partner and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061221372
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 Jul 2022, 17:47
- Toyota Corolla, Audi S3, Mercedes Sprinter and Volkswagen Touran
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061199258
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 10 Jul 2022, 22:35
- Volkswagen Polo, BMW 3 Series and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022061197039
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 Jun 2022, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061188151
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 26 May 2022, 10:33
- Vauxhall Vectra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061188001
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 6 May 2022, 11:45
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061180196
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 29 Apr 2022, 22:04
- Toyota Auris and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061180358
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 29 Apr 2022, 08:55
- Kia Rio and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061176603
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 19 Mar 2022, 23:55
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061165308
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 7 Mar 2022, 13:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061170631
- Serious
Toyota Aygo crash on the B6536 in Bolton, 12 Dec 2021, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061137858