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BL5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,031 road traffic collisions in the BL5 postcode district, Bolton, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 541 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
4,031
877th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,597
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
71 people killed
Serious collisions
541
612 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BL5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.7%
  • Serious54113%
  • Slight3,42185%

What the data shows

  • BL5 had 344 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 688 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in BL5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 759 children under 16 were killed or injured in BL5, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in BL5.

Where BL5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
877th
Most casualties
807th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday596 (15%)
  • Tuesday589 (15%)
  • Wednesday570 (14%)
  • Thursday640 (16%)
  • Friday626 (16%)
  • Saturday548 (14%)
  • Sunday462 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,894 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit954 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,817 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway696 (17%)
  • Roundabout398 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded59 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,179 (54%)
  • 40 mph893 (22%)
  • 50 mph46 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph351 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph550 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,086 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds635 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (1%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,589 (64%)
  • Pedestrian666 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist579 (10%)
  • Cyclist353 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant174 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BL5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BL5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BL5 peaked at 148 in 2000; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253349
20243143
20233554
20223755
20212832
20202740
20193548
20184152
20174159
20163646
20153150
20145172
20134361
20125479
20115177
20106492
200998132
200890131
2007103152
2006103151
2005105149
2004115167
2003141206
2002119173
2001132173
2000148200
1999121180
1998113167
1997120172
1996138172
1995115162
1994132197
1993143194
1992110147
1991131190
1990137187
198996122
198892108
198785110
198686109
19857598
198487113
198384106
198291128
198183106
19808299
1979118187

Map of recent crashes in BL5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BL5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BL5

The 24 most recent collisions in BL5 happened between 9 June and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BL5

The A6 has the most collisions in BL5, 983 of 4,031 (24%), followed by the A58 (844).

Collisions in BL5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69831,35021139
2ndA588441,12710110
3rdM614807721453
4thB5235255335348
5thA579208299228
6thA6027177250211
7thB5236170211431
8thB5325445416
9thB5239294933
10thB6199212702
11thA5777901
12thB52386801
13thM63600

Council areas covering BL5

Collisions in BL5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bolton has 3,982 of 4,031 (99%).

Collisions in BL5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton3,9825,52567535
2ndWigan406016

Towns in BL5

Collisions in BL5 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Westhoughton (1,721) and Wingates (275).