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Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8PD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
156
5,392nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
228
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the BL4 8PD hotspot

27 of the 156 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight12983%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
26
Slightly injured
199
All casualties
228

Accidents by year at the BL4 8PD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2002, against an average of 6.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BL4 8PD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
2023614
202256
202111
202044
201922
201849
201757
201656
2015912
201479
201336
201256
2011811
2010614
2009813
20081014
20071015
200648
200556
2004815
20031214
20021315
20011216

Map of crashes at the BL4 8PD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL4 8PD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8PD area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BL4 8PD 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
Kearsley
Council area
Bolton
Nearest postcode to the centre
BL4 8PD
Postcode district
BL4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.53509, -2.37365
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
3 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,392nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BL4 8PD hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A666, with 73 of 156, followed by the M61 with 61.

Collisions at the BL4 8PD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6667396312
2ndM616110407
3rdA6691100

Towns near the BL4 8PD hotspot

95 of the 156 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Kearsley.

All 156 crashes at the BL4 8PD hotspot

Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 3 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year