Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 4 Oct 2025, 11:19
- Volvo XC60 and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061650412
Smithills, Bolton, BL1 4PE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 177 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Smithills ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 237 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 177
- 4,815th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 237
- 1.34 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL1 4PE hotspot
27 of the 177 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.6%
- Serious2615%
- Slight15085%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 31
- Slightly injured
- 205
- All casualties
- 237
Accidents by year at the BL1 4PE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2004, against an average of 7.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL1 4PE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 | 13 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 13 | 23 |
| 2004 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 10 | 11 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 |
Map of crashes at the BL1 4PE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL1 4PE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Smithills, Bolton, BL1 4PE area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL1 4PE 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 BL1 4PE hotspot
174 of the 177 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.
Accident hotspots near BL1 4PE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5EN area, 0.9 km away, with 66 collisions.
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5EN area0.9 km away, 101 casualties66 collisions
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 3BQ area0.9 km away, 672 casualties519 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5LS area1.5 km away, 1,135 casualties841 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 6HT area1.6 km away, 300 casualties238 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 5SL area1.7 km away, 250 casualties183 collisions
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area1.7 km away, 2,009 casualties1,474 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 4DZ area1.7 km away, 589 casualties446 collisions
- Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 2EL area1.9 km away, 340 casualties239 collisions
All 177 crashes at the BL1 4PE hotspot
Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 4 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 14 Jul 2025, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061617585
- Serious
Car crash on the A673 in Bolton, 8 May 2025, 18:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061587453
- Serious
Citroen C2 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 6 Feb 2025, 00:06
- Citroen C2, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061551523
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 9 Sep 2024, 16:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061496212
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 Sep 2024, 04:20
- BMW X3 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061487732
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 15 Dec 2023, 21:27
- Audi A3 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061395985
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 7 Nov 2023, 08:50
- Renault Megane, a car and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061373950
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A673 in Bolton, 18 May 2023, 19:29
- Ford Fiesta and Audi TT
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023061315498
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A673 in Bolton, 6 Aug 2022, 12:15
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061214000
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A673 in Bolton, 22 Apr 2022, 20:09
- Mercedes E Class, BMW 5 Series and Mini Cooper
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061188839
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 4 Jan 2022, 14:15
- Toyota Auris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2022061140381
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A673 in Bolton, 2 Dec 2021, 13:10
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061135364
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 12 Nov 2021, 14:58
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061119959
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 19 Jul 2021, 07:06
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061077273
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A673 in Bolton, 3 Jul 2021, 15:05
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061063475
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 26 May 2021, 18:10
- Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061062316
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 May 2021, 19:35
- Toyota Avensis and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061053545
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 1 Mar 2021, 13:31
- Mercedes C Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061028158
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A673 in Bolton, 25 Sep 2020, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 202006K275947
- Serious
Honda WW125 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 24 Jan 2020, 07:26
- Honda WW125 and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K267777
- Serious
Audi Q5 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 10 Jan 2020, 15:25
- Audi Q5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K267201
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on a C road in Bolton, 23 Dec 2019, 23:57
- Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K266587
- Slight
Mercedes GLC Class crash on a C road in Bolton, 22 Dec 2019, 11:30
- Mercedes GLC Class, Citroen C4 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K266412
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A673 in Bolton, 12 Nov 2019, 08:15
- BMW 1 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K264912
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 9 Nov 2019, 18:30
- Fiat Panda and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K164394
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 21 May 2019, 16:05
- BMW 1 Series and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K257338
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 18 Mar 2019, 02:49
- Volkswagen Polo and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K154950
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A673 in Bolton, 20 Jan 2019, 16:57
- Renault Megane and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K252770
- Slight
Citroen C2 crash on a C road in Bolton, 17 Nov 2018, 20:50
- Citroen C2 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201806K251003
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A673 in Bolton, 28 Sep 2018, 13:40
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201806K248777
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 26 Jul 2018, 16:30
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K246522
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 12 Jun 2018, 09:25
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K144895
- Serious
Car crash on the A673 in Bolton, 3 Jun 2018, 15:40
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K244475
- Slight
VDL crash on the A673 in Bolton, 14 May 2018, 15:15
- VDL and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K243874
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A673 in Bolton, 15 Oct 2017, 18:39
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K036057
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A673 in Bolton, 13 Jul 2017, 09:17
- Mercedes C Class (2) and Mercedes Vito
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K032682
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A673 in Bolton, 9 May 2017, 12:58
- Volvo and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K030750
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A673 in Bolton, 10 Oct 2016, 10:40
- BMW 3 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201606K021541
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the B6202 in Bolton, 14 Jun 2016, 12:58
- Peugeot 207 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201606K017063
- Serious
Toyota Avensis crash on the A673 in Bolton, 24 Feb 2016, 19:05
- Toyota Avensis and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K012723
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on a C road in Bolton, 10 Feb 2016, 15:10
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K012258
- Slight
Car crash on the A673 in Bolton, 5 Jan 2016, 06:20
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K010467
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 4 Dec 2015, 14:00
- Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K009512
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A673 in Bolton, 6 Nov 2015, 01:05
- Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K008269
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 25 Sep 2015, 12:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K006338
- Slight
Skoda Yeti crash on the A673 in Bolton, 26 Jul 2015, 14:42
- Skoda Yeti and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K003964
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 17 Jun 2015, 13:24
- Seat Leon and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K002543