Slight
MG HS crash on the A579 in Bolton, 21 Dec 2025, 20:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061686375
Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2BU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 605 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Tonge with the Haulgh ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 906 casualties. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 65 were serious.
In 2025 there were 13 collisions here, up from 10 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 605
- 888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 906
- 1.50 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 12
- 13 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 13
- Up 30% on 2024
Crash severity at the BL2 2BU hotspot
77 of the 605 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal122%
- Serious6511%
- Slight52887%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 13
- Seriously injured
- 77
- Slightly injured
- 816
- All casualties
- 906
Accidents by year at the BL2 2BU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 58 in 2005, against an average of 24 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL2 2BU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 13
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 |
| 2023 | 8 | 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 23 |
| 2021 | 16 | 24 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017 | 17 | 26 |
| 2016 | 16 | 21 |
| 2015 | 12 | 19 |
| 2014 | 20 | 27 |
| 2013 | 14 | 17 |
| 2012 | 19 | 33 |
| 2011 | 25 | 33 |
| 2010 | 19 | 23 |
| 2009 | 17 | 29 |
| 2008 | 25 | 39 |
| 2007 | 34 | 52 |
| 2006 | 49 | 77 |
| 2005 | 58 | 96 |
| 2004 | 44 | 61 |
| 2003 | 49 | 70 |
| 2002 | 45 | 57 |
| 2001 | 49 | 70 |
Map of crashes at the BL2 2BU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL2 2BU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2BU 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 BL2 2BU 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 BL2 2BU hotspot
All 605 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.
Accident hotspots near BL2 2BU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area, 0.8 km away, with 1,474 collisions.
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area0.8 km away, 2,009 casualties1,474 collisions
- Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2QA area0.9 km away, 173 casualties129 collisions
- Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL3 6BH area1.1 km away, 176 casualties126 collisions
- Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 2EL area1.1 km away, 340 casualties239 collisions
- Tonge with the Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 2LE area1.5 km away, 612 casualties464 collisions
- Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2AW area1.6 km away, 961 casualties653 collisions
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL2 6EX area1.8 km away, 140 casualties94 collisions
- Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5DX area1.8 km away, 519 casualties397 collisions
All 605 crashes at the BL2 2BU hotspot
Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 21 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 21 Dec 2025, 19:40
- Audi A6 and Kia Sorento
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061686380
- Serious
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 5 Dec 2025, 15:35
- Mercedes Cla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061678767
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 17 Oct 2025, 12:30
- Citroen C1 and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061655661
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A666 in Bolton, 2 Oct 2025, 20:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061649544
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the A579 in Bolton, 23 Jun 2025, 15:45
- Kia Rio and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061606681
- Serious
Seat Arona crash on the A666 in Bolton, 19 Jun 2025, 13:10
- Seat Arona, Nissan Qashqai and Skoda Kamiq
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061609286
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the B6209 in Bolton, 17 May 2025, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061591657
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 20 Mar 2025, 15:10
- Audi A5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061567296
- Serious
Nissan Ariya crash on the A579 in Bolton, 14 Mar 2025, 14:15
- Nissan Ariya and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061565732
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on the A579 in Bolton, 11 Mar 2025, 17:15
- Kia Niro and Suzuki GSX 650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061563765
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the B6209 in Bolton, 3 Feb 2025, 17:27
- Ford Transit Custom and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061550408
- Serious
Car crash on the A673 in Bolton, 6 Jan 2025, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061538746
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 14 Nov 2024, 09:12
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061517349
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 1 Nov 2024, 11:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061511335
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A673 in Bolton, 30 Sep 2024, 12:20
- Toyota Corolla and Seat Tarraco
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061497698
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A676 in Bolton, 7 Jul 2024, 16:20
- Peugeot 207 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024061464628
- Serious
Kia Picanto crash on the A666 in Bolton, 18 Jun 2024, 16:52
- Kia Picanto, Honda CB and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061457272
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A579 in Bolton, 19 Apr 2024, 19:06
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061433909
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A673 in Bolton, 15 Mar 2024, 13:26
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2024061421176
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on the A666 in Bolton, 10 Mar 2024, 20:33
- Skoda Octavia, Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2024061419120
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the A673 in Bolton, 1 Feb 2024, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061409108
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A676 in Bolton, 10 Jan 2024, 19:55
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024061397411
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A673 in Bolton, 15 Dec 2023, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061399387
- Slight
Mercedes S Class crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 2 Jul 2023, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061327913
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B6206 in Bolton, 1 Jul 2023, 07:35
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061326960
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the B6207 in Bolton, 11 May 2023, 07:34
- Toyota Corolla and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023061306141
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A666 in Bolton, 1 May 2023, 11:30
- BMW 3 Series and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061302612
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A673 in Bolton, 27 Mar 2023, 13:45
- Vauxhall Astra and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061291274
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 17 Mar 2023, 15:35
- Mercedes Sprinter and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061293503
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A579 in Bolton, 25 Jan 2023, 21:35
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and a car
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2023061268079
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the B6206 in Bolton, 1 Dec 2022, 17:30
- Audi A3 and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061249000
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 30 Nov 2022, 17:30
- Peugeot 308, Hyundai Ioniq and Toyota Avensis
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061255254
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A673 in Bolton, 12 Nov 2022, 18:04
- Toyota Yaris, Mazda 6 and another vehicle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061242248
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 1 Oct 2022, 17:35
- Audi A3, Volkswagen Tiguan, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061232016
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A673 in Bolton, 1 Sep 2022, 08:40
- Volkswagen Touran and a car
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2022061223000
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A666 in Bolton, 24 Aug 2022, 21:30
- Vehicle and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061219381
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 3 Aug 2022, 19:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022061210344
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A676 in Bolton, 12 Jun 2022, 13:05
- Volkswagen Passat and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061189523
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 28 Mar 2022, 17:15
- Fiat 500, Mercedes Sprinter, Toyota Auris and Mercedes Citan
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061160341
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A666 in Bolton, 19 Jan 2022, 09:22
- Audi A5 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061146935
- Serious
BMW X3 crash on the B6209 in Bolton, 4 Jan 2022, 19:00
- BMW X3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022061132543
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A579 in Bolton, 19 Nov 2021, 07:30
- Peugeot Partner and Citroen DS3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061135126
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A673 in Bolton, 26 Sep 2021, 00:05
- Volkswagen Passat and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2021061101535
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A673 in Bolton, 21 Sep 2021, 10:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061090104
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A579 in Bolton, 17 Sep 2021, 05:05
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2021061097586
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6206 in Bolton, 16 Sep 2021, 14:45
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061106437
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A673 in Bolton, 1 Sep 2021, 18:10
- Mercedes A Class and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061095989