Serious
Honda CBR crash on the A6 in Bolton, 14 Nov 2025, 00:40
- Honda CBR and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061668241
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3JB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 179 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward, Bolton, from 2001 to 2025, with 237 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 179
- 4,751st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 237
- 1.32 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the BL5 3JB hotspot
32 of the 179 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal42.2%
- Serious2816%
- Slight14782%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 28
- Slightly injured
- 205
- All casualties
- 237
Accidents by year at the BL5 3JB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2005, against an average of 7.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BL5 3JB 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 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 19 | 24 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 15 | 19 |
| 2001 | 15 | 22 |
Map of crashes at the BL5 3JB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BL5 3JB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3JB area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BL5 3JB 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
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
- Council area
- Bolton
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- BL5 3JB
- Postcode district
- BL5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.55726, -2.51681
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 14 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,751st of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the BL5 3JB hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Westhoughton had the most collisions, 92 of 179.
Accident hotspots near BL5 3JB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Westhoughton South, Bolton, BL5 3AJ area, 1.2 km away, with 299 collisions.
- Westhoughton South, Bolton, BL5 3AJ area1.2 km away, 389 casualties299 collisions
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3PW area1.2 km away, 147 casualties91 collisions
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3HQ area1.5 km away, 170 casualties108 collisions
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3BA area1.6 km away, 444 casualties325 collisions
- Westhoughton South, Bolton, BL5 2SG area2.4 km away, 120 casualties96 collisions
- Horwich South & Blackrod, Bolton, BL5 3LU area2.6 km away, 416 casualties281 collisions
- Hulton, Bolton, BL3 4XU area2.8 km away, 233 casualties152 collisions
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor, Bolton, BL1 5DP area2.8 km away, 223 casualties146 collisions
All 179 crashes at the BL5 3JB hotspot
Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 14 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in Bolton, 23 Jul 2025, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061620100
- Fatal
Jaguar XE Series crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Oct 2024, 18:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061509705
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A6 in Bolton, 7 Oct 2024, 08:20
- Ford Ecosport and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061500460
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on the M61 in Bolton, 31 Jul 2024, 18:35
- Peugeot 108, Toyota Prius and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061474531
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A6 in Bolton, 18 Jun 2024, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061465684
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A6 in Bolton, 16 Nov 2023, 12:00
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061375353
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the M61 in Bolton, 13 Sep 2023, 12:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023061352147
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 25 Nov 2022, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061251315
- Slight
Lexmoto Michigan crash on the A6 in Bolton, 1 Nov 2022, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061237462
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 19 Apr 2022, 17:40
- Ford Focus and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061178034
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A6 in Bolton, 11 Jan 2022, 04:40
- Citroen C3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061139697
- Serious
BMW X6 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 28 Nov 2021, 05:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061115370
- Slight
Mercedes AMG Class crash on the A6 in Bolton, 26 Feb 2021, 22:20
- Mercedes AMG Class, Mitsubishi Outlander and BMW 5 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061029451
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A6 in Bolton, 20 Jan 2021, 06:05
- Mini Cooper and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202106K079253
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 23 Apr 2020, 15:30
- Fiat 500 and BMW F 750
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K370793
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A6 in Bolton, 21 Apr 2020, 09:33
- Vauxhall Zafira and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006K370778
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 24 Mar 2020, 06:45
- Nissan Micra, Vauxhall Corsa and DAF Trucks
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006K270383
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 13 Feb 2020, 07:49
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K368866
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 4 Jan 2020, 17:00
- Ford Mondeo and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006K367504
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A6 in Bolton, 26 Dec 2019, 17:53
- Toyota Avensis and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K366204
- Serious
Taxi crash on the A6 in Bolton, 12 Dec 2019, 07:15
- A taxi and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K365732
- Slight
Ford Ka+ crash on the A6 in Bolton, 5 Dec 2019, 16:50
- Ford Ka+ and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K365759
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on a C road in Bolton, 20 Oct 2019, 00:01
- Audi A4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K363236
- Fatal
Volvo crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 2 Oct 2019, 09:08
- Volvo and Honda CRV
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201906K362910
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A6 in Bolton, 16 Jan 2019, 07:51
- Ford Focus and Audi TT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906K352666
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A6 in Bolton, 20 Dec 2018, 08:00
- Honda Jazz and Chevrolet Matiz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K351631
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A6 in Bolton, 19 Dec 2018, 09:00
- Renault Megane and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K351663
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 2 Nov 2018, 18:00
- Ford Mondeo, Renault Megane and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K350088
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A6 in Bolton, 12 May 2018, 15:18
- Ford Transit, Suzuki Ignis and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806K343524
- Slight
Nissan NV200 crash on the A6 in Bolton, 19 Apr 2018, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K342914
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 21 Mar 2018, 16:40
- Ford Focus and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806K341838
- Serious
Kia Venga crash on the A6 in Bolton, 13 Feb 2018, 17:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806K340678
- Serious
Nissan Almera crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 4 Nov 2017, 19:15
- Nissan Almera and Volkswagen Sharan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K036859
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A6 in Bolton, 12 Aug 2017, 19:00
- Toyota Yaris and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K033812
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 1 Aug 2017, 14:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K033459
- Slight
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the A6 in Bolton, 6 Jun 2017, 14:02
- Yamaha YZF R125 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K031813
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 19 Feb 2017, 21:35
- Chevrolet Matiz and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706K027573
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 13 Dec 2016, 21:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201606K024786
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6 in Bolton, 22 Sep 2016, 11:35
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K020839
- Serious
Honda CRV crash on the B5236 in Bolton, 8 Sep 2016, 09:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K020637
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 8 Aug 2016, 10:45
- Peugeot 307 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201606K019350
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A6 in Bolton, 28 Jul 2016, 15:54
- Citroen Berlingo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K019132
- Serious
Car crash on the A6 in Bolton, 14 Jun 2016, 11:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K017245
- Fatal
Kia Venga crash on the A6 in Bolton, 8 Mar 2016, 18:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606K012794
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in Bolton, 11 Nov 2015, 17:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K009032
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the A6 in Bolton, 7 Oct 2015, 23:25
- Honda CRV and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201506K006880
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the B5235 in Bolton, 29 Sep 2015, 15:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201506K006675