Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 Jul 2025, 20:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061620682
Smithills, Bolton, BL1 5SL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 183 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Smithills ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 250 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 183
- 4,646th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 250
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL1 5SL hotspot
28 of the 183 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.6%
- Serious2514%
- Slight15585%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 220
- All casualties
- 250
Accidents by year at the BL1 5SL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2002, against an average of 7.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL1 5SL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 15 | 18 |
| 2005 | 17 | 20 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 24 | 42 |
| 2001 | 20 | 26 |
Map of crashes at the BL1 5SL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL1 5SL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Smithills, Bolton, BL1 5SL area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL1 5SL 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 5SL hotspot
179 of the 183 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.
Accident hotspots near BL1 5SL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Smithills, Bolton, BL1 6HT area, 1.4 km away, with 238 collisions.
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 6HT area1.4 km away, 300 casualties238 collisions
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor, Bolton, BL1 5DP area1.6 km away, 223 casualties146 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 4PE area1.7 km away, 237 casualties177 collisions
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 3BQ area2 km away, 672 casualties519 collisions
- Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 5EN area2.5 km away, 101 casualties66 collisions
- Hulton, Bolton, BL3 4XU area2.7 km away, 233 casualties152 collisions
- Smithills, Bolton, BL1 7NY area2.7 km away, 104 casualties62 collisions
- Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 8EA area3 km away, 1,009 casualties770 collisions
All 183 crashes at the BL1 5SL hotspot
Newest first, from 17 February 2001 to 24 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A58 in Bolton, 25 Jun 2025, 04:50
- Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Corolla and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061607747
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the A58 in Bolton, 1 Nov 2024, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061511615
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A58 in Bolton, 27 Oct 2024, 21:05
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061512549
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 Aug 2024, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061480307
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A58 in Bolton, 11 Oct 2023, 19:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061363632
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 7 May 2023, 23:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061310417
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 15 Nov 2022, 12:25
- BMW 5 Series and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061242733
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 23 Sep 2022, 15:40
- Volkswagen Passat and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061226626
- Slight
Mercedes CLS Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 7 Aug 2022, 13:40
- Mercedes CLS Class and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061213603
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A58 in Bolton, 3 Aug 2022, 18:30
- BMW 3 Series, Suzuki Swift and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061207247
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 24 May 2022, 17:30
- Vauxhall Astra and 2 Volkswagen Polos
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061181285
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 20 Mar 2022, 18:05
- Mercedes C Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061171154
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 18 Mar 2022, 14:30
- Ford Fiesta, Volvo V40, Citroen C4 and Volkswagen Golf
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061170041
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 18 Mar 2022, 08:30
- Toyota Corolla and Peugeot 2008
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022061177565
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A58 in Bolton, 10 Mar 2022, 16:35
- Audi A3, Citroen C3 and Toyota Prius
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061167464
- Slight
Ford Ka+ crash on the A58 in Bolton, 13 Oct 2021, 18:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061104020
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 24 Aug 2021, 23:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021061080493
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 May 2021, 16:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061048845
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A58 in Bolton, 29 Apr 2021, 09:20
- Mercedes A Class and Renault Kadjar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061043032
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 1 Apr 2021, 08:15
- BMW 5 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061036800
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A58 in Bolton, 20 Mar 2021, 12:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061036106
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A58 in Bolton, 9 Nov 2020, 17:10
- BMW 1 Series and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K277169
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A58 in Bolton, 29 Oct 2020, 23:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 202006K276559
- Slight
Car crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 21 Aug 2020, 19:40
- 2 cars and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K274267
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 1 Jul 2020, 17:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K272757
- Serious
Hyundai i20 crash on the A58 in Bolton, 8 Dec 2019, 15:10
- Hyundai i20 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K165372
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A58 in Bolton, 8 Nov 2019, 21:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K265006
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 20 Sep 2019, 12:45
- Audi Q3 and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K261975
- Serious
Citroen Relay crash on the A58 in Bolton, 3 Sep 2019, 06:50
- Citroen Relay and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K263968
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the B6402 in Bolton, 11 Jul 2019, 19:20
- BMW 4 Series and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K259177
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A58 in Bolton, 25 Feb 2019, 16:51
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K254118
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 Sep 2018, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K247840
- Fatal
Sym XS 125 crash on the A58 in Bolton, 27 Jul 2018, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K246435
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 18 May 2018, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K146465
- Slight
Sym Symphony crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 10 Mar 2018, 20:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K241582
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on a C road in Bolton, 12 Feb 2018, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K240537
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Aug 2017, 18:45
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K034229
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 15 May 2017, 13:00
- Ford Transit and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K030813
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 31 Jan 2017, 09:25
- Ford Fiesta and Keeway RKV 125
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201706K026237
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on a C road in Bolton, 5 Jul 2016, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K017741
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 23 May 2016, 18:07
- Volkswagen Golf, Fiat Panda, Peugeot 206 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 201606K015933
- Slight
Van crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 19 Apr 2016, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K015034
- Serious
Car crash on the A58 in Bolton, 7 Mar 2016, 20:05
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201606K012737
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 8 Oct 2015, 21:32
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K007081
- Slight
Car crash on the B6226 in Bolton, 11 Jan 2015, 17:45
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506K096275
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on a C road in Bolton, 30 Nov 2014, 10:45
- Hyundai i30 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201406K955212
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 14 Nov 2014, 19:06
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201406K094029