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Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
1,474
142nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
2,009
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024

Crash severity at the BL1 1SQ hotspot

161 of the 1,474 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious1429.6%
  • Slight1,31389%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
19
Seriously injured
154
Slightly injured
1,836
All casualties
2,009

Accidents by year at the BL1 1SQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 141 in 2001, against an average of 59 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BL1 1SQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252429
20242121
20233047
20222125
20213135
20203547
20193649
20183548
20174663
20163239
20153646
20144064
20134148
20124256
20115679
20105671
20095396
200885110
200793131
200697144
200593121
2004109154
2003115160
2002106141
2001141185

Map of crashes at the BL1 1SQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL1 1SQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ 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 BL1 1SQ 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
Queens Park & Central
Council area
Bolton
Nearest postcode to the centre
BL1 1SQ
Postcode district
BL1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.5767, -2.43179
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
22 December 2025
Rank by collisions
142nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BL1 1SQ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A579, with 265 of 1,474, followed by the A676 with 254.

Collisions at the BL1 1SQ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA579265379128
2ndA676254344420
3rdA575148204112
4thA673119155513
5thB6202598307
6thB6205526814
7thA6172517017
8thB6204444814
9thB6203344108
10thB6536254100
11thB6206121701
12thA60585800
13thA5763300
14thB63562500
15thA5671200
16thA5721200
17thA5731100
18thA591101
19thA6261100
20thA6661500
21stB52031100
22ndB62091100

Towns near the BL1 1SQ hotspot

All 1,474 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

All 1,474 crashes at the BL1 1SQ hotspot

Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 22 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year