Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 15 Dec 2025, 18:34
- Volkswagen Beetle and Honda CR-V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061683689
Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5RT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 151 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Horwich South & Blackrod ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 231 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 151
- 5,525th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 231
- 1.53 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL6 5RT hotspot
25 of the 151 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal42.6%
- Serious2114%
- Slight12683%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 24
- Slightly injured
- 202
- All casualties
- 231
Accidents by year at the BL6 5RT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2005, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL6 5RT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 18 | 31 |
| 2004 | 14 | 22 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2002 | 11 | 20 |
| 2001 | 11 | 22 |
Map of crashes at the BL6 5RT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL6 5RT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5RT area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL6 5RT 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 BL6 5RT hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Blackrod had the most collisions, 38 of 151.
Accident hotspots near BL6 5RT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 7QS area, 1.7 km away, with 72 collisions.
- Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 7QS area1.7 km away, 114 casualties72 collisions
- Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL5 3LU area1.9 km away, 416 casualties281 collisions
- Horwich North, Bolton, BL6 7NR area2 km away, 409 casualties324 collisions
- Aspull, New Springs & Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1XH area2.2 km away, 127 casualties96 collisions
- Horwich North, Bolton, BL6 5YG area2.2 km away, 87 casualties66 collisions
- Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5HX area2.5 km away, 145 casualties97 collisions
- Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 6HW area2.5 km away, 344 casualties255 collisions
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3PW area3.2 km away, 147 casualties91 collisions
All 151 crashes at the BL6 5RT hotspot
Newest first, from 28 January 2001 to 15 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 13 Sep 2025, 16:40
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061641502
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 23 Mar 2025, 12:45
- Kia Rio and Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061571574
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 30 Oct 2024, 19:36
- Citroen C1 and Nissan Pulsar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061510604
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 27 Aug 2024, 11:05
- Toyota RAV4 and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061484621
- Serious
Renault Captur crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 7 Feb 2024, 06:45
- Renault Captur and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061411682
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 10 Nov 2022, 21:44
- 2 Vauxhall Corsas
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061241975
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the M61 in Bolton, 22 Aug 2022, 15:15
- Citroen DS3, Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Mokka
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061211547
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 26 Mar 2022, 14:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061157681
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the M61 in Bolton, 30 Nov 2021, 15:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061115894
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6 in Bolton, 30 Sep 2021, 22:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061093645
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 22 Sep 2021, 08:44
- Citroen DS3 and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061105968
- Serious
Nissan X-Trail crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 20 Apr 2021, 07:56
- Nissan X-Trail, Mercedes Tourismo and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061039812
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A6 in Bolton, 19 Feb 2020, 19:10
- Seat Leon and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K268852
- Serious
Car crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 7 Feb 2020, 19:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K268264
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A6 in Bolton, 7 Feb 2020, 19:30
- Nissan Juke and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006K268282
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 8 Nov 2019, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K264259
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on the A6 in Bolton, 11 Aug 2019, 16:05
- Chevrolet Matiz and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K260596
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A6 in Bolton, 4 Aug 2019, 19:45
- Kia Picanto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K261262
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A6 in Bolton, 15 Feb 2019, 17:29
- BMW X5 and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K253641
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6 in Bolton, 14 Jan 2019, 08:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 107
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K252408
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on the M61 in Bolton, 3 Jan 2019, 21:06
- Audi A3 and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201906XK51969
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 26 Jul 2018, 19:55
- Skoda Octavia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K246935
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 20 Mar 2018, 19:30
- A motorcycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K241961
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A6 in Bolton, 27 Jun 2017, 12:55
- Mercedes Sprinter and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K032340
- Slight
Car crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 30 Mar 2017, 18:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K028201
- Slight
Car crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 25 Mar 2017, 19:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K030188
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 6 May 2016, 10:50
- Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa, 2 cars and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K015348
- Slight
Car crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 24 Feb 2016, 07:25
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K012739
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 15 Mar 2015, 19:20
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K098793
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the M61 in Bolton, 8 Mar 2015, 15:20
- Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201506X098830
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M61 in Bolton, 2 Mar 2015, 09:31
- Ford Focus and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506X098174
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M61 in Bolton, 1 Dec 2014, 15:43
- Mercedes Sprinter and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201406X094479
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 7 Oct 2014, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K092300
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 6 Jun 2014, 17:30
- Volkswagen Golf, a van and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K087695
- Fatal
Skoda Octavia crash on the M61 in Bolton, 29 Mar 2014, 23:29
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 201406X084310
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 13 Sep 2013, 19:30
- BMW 3 Series and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K076985
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A6 in Bolton, 1 Sep 2013, 06:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K076674
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 26 Aug 2013, 09:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K076379
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6 in Bolton, 7 Aug 2013, 12:10
- Vauxhall Corsa, Daewoo Matiz, Fiat Punto and a bicycle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K075811
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 22 Mar 2013, 20:33
- Mazda 2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K071549
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the A6 in Bolton, 9 May 2012, 22:35
- Honda CRV and Volkswagen Beetle
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201206K060028
- Serious
Volvo crash on the B5238 in Bolton, 17 Apr 2012, 10:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K059136
- Slight
Car crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 6 Mar 2012, 08:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K057742
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the M61 in Bolton, 15 Feb 2012, 05:50
- Honda Civic and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206X056994
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the A6 in Bolton, 23 Nov 2011, 18:05
- Renault Laguna and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201106K054480
- Slight
Car crash on the M61 in Bolton, 26 Sep 2011, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201106X051845
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the B5408 in Bolton, 28 Aug 2011, 10:55
- Renault Megane and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201106K050419