Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 16 Nov 2025, 18:40
- Peugeot 208 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061676953
Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1AB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 110 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Hulton ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 157 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 110
- 7,318th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 157
- 1.43 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL5 1AB hotspot
16 of the 110 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.8%
- Serious1413%
- Slight9485%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 139
- All casualties
- 157
Accidents by year at the BL5 1AB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2001, against an average of 4.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL5 1AB 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 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 11 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the BL5 1AB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL5 1AB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1AB area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL5 1AB 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 BL5 1AB hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions, 72 of 110.
Accident hotspots near BL5 1AB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1BR area, 0.9 km away, with 207 collisions.
- Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1BR area0.9 km away, 310 casualties207 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 4DZ area1.4 km away, 589 casualties446 collisions
- Hulton, Bolton, BL3 4XU area1.6 km away, 233 casualties152 collisions
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3BA area1.6 km away, 444 casualties325 collisions
- Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1AL area1.8 km away, 143 casualties100 collisions
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 3AY area1.9 km away, 271 casualties223 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5LS area2.4 km away, 1,135 casualties841 collisions
- Atherton North, Wigan, M46 9RR area2.6 km away, 115 casualties85 collisions
All 110 crashes at the BL5 1AB hotspot
Newest first, from 19 April 2001 to 16 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 9 Nov 2025, 01:55
- Audi A4, Volkswagen Tiguan, Toyota Previa, Ford Grand C-Max and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061665612
- Serious
Kia Ceed crash on the A579 in Bolton, 18 Oct 2025, 03:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061663378
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A6145 in Bolton, 22 Aug 2024, 17:19
- Toyota Prius, Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2024061482808
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A579 in Bolton, 3 Jul 2024, 18:42
- Toyota Yaris, Audi A4 and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061463218
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A579 in Bolton, 17 Nov 2023, 17:01
- Toyota Yaris and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061375876
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A579 in Bolton, 5 Nov 2023, 19:45
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061371841
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B6199 in Bolton, 26 Jun 2023, 17:35
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061322975
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A6 in Bolton, 20 May 2023, 15:15
- Vauxhall Insignia, Volvo V90, Toyota Yaris, Ford Kuga and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023061309564
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A579 in Bolton, 2 Mar 2022, 21:30
- Ford Transit Custom, Toyota Prius, Skoda Fabia, Ford Fiesta and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061149859
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A579 in Bolton, 7 Jan 2022, 19:00
- Toyota Yaris and Mitsubishi Colt
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061129611
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A579 in Bolton, 26 Sep 2021, 08:42
- BMW 5 Series, Mercedes A Class and Land Rover Freelander
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061091857
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A579 in Bolton, 26 May 2021, 16:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061064797
- Fatal
Audi S3 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 9 Sep 2019, 23:29
- Audi S3 and BMW M1
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201906K361434
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A579 in Bolton, 7 Jul 2019, 00:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K358804
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A6145 in Bolton, 6 Nov 2018, 08:25
- Audi A4 and Ford B-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K250333
- Fatal
Scania crash on the M61 in Bolton, 20 Aug 2018, 21:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806XK47365
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A579 in Bolton, 3 Jun 2018, 12:15
- Toyota Avensis and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806K344395
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A579 in Bolton, 30 Apr 2018, 19:25
- Ford Galaxy and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K144813
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A579 in Bolton, 17 Feb 2018, 14:42
- BMW 5 Series, Subaru Forester and Mercedes C Class
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806K340682
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A579 in Bolton, 7 Oct 2016, 15:01
- BMW 3 Series and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K021361
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A579 in Bolton, 30 Apr 2016, 07:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K016015
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A6 in Bolton, 17 Aug 2015, 08:15
- Toyota Avensis, Ford Fusion and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K004713
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A579 in Bolton, 15 Jul 2015, 07:20
- Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K003506
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A579 in Bolton, 6 Apr 2015, 13:43
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K099615
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M61 in Bolton, 26 Oct 2014, 22:32
- Fiat Punto and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201406X092791
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the A579 in Bolton, 27 Aug 2014, 07:30
- Renault Laguna and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K090843
- Serious
Mercedes E Class crash on the A579 in Bolton, 25 Jun 2014, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K088132
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A6145 in Bolton, 20 Jun 2014, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K088020
- Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the A6 in Bolton, 12 Jun 2014, 14:20
- Saab 9-3, Toyota Corolla and a van
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201406K087759
- Serious
Renault Kangoo crash on the A6 in Bolton, 2 Oct 2013, 03:57
- Renault Kangoo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K078060
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 16 Apr 2013, 10:02
- Peugeot 206 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K072585
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M61 in Bolton, 21 Mar 2013, 07:46
- Skoda Fabia and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306X071420
- Slight
Fiat Idea crash on the A579 in Bolton, 1 Mar 2013, 22:00
- Fiat Idea and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201306K070859
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A579 in Bolton, 14 Dec 2012, 16:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K067951
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A6 in Bolton, 11 Aug 2012, 12:35
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K063240
- Slight
Car crash on the A579 in Bolton, 7 Mar 2012, 16:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K068678
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A579 in Bolton, 30 Jan 2012, 17:50
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K056628
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A579 in Bolton, 23 Jan 2012, 03:20
- BMW 3 Series, Volvo S60, Citroen C3, Ford Focus and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K056323
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 15 Jan 2012, 12:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201206K056005
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A579 in Bolton, 28 Oct 2011, 08:10
- Mini Cooper and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201106K053386
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A579 in Bolton, 8 Dec 2010, 15:29
- Nissan Micra and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201006K040026
- Serious
Car crash on the A6145 in Bolton, 6 Nov 2010, 11:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201006K038428
- Serious
Peugeot 406 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 16 Sep 2010, 20:10
- Peugeot 406 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201006K036137
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A579 in Bolton, 13 Aug 2010, 10:35
- Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201006K035968
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 6 Jul 2010, 19:19
- Citroen C3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201006K033628
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A579 in Bolton, 18 Jun 2010, 13:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201006K033077
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A579 in Bolton, 6 May 2010, 13:35
- Toyota Avensis and Volvo S40
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201006K031225