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A6027 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 collisions on the A6027 from 1979 to 2025, with 507 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 31 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A6027, level with 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
356
2,461st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
507
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
31
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6027

On the A6027, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious318.7%
  • Slight32190%

Where the A6027 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,461st
Most casualties
2,396th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,580th

A6027 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6027 peaked at 16 in 2002 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6027, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202456
202349
202236
202134
202022
201922
201835
201747
201622
201567
201445
201367
20121115
201159
2010912
20091522
2008816
2007810
20061012
20051215
20041014
20031316
20021619
20011219
20001418
1999815
199845
19971628
19961216
19951113
19941016
19931011
19921220
199167
199069
198989
1988914
198789
198645
1985810
198445
198345
198259
198167
1980919
197949

When crashes happen on the A6027

Friday has the most collisions on the A6027 (59), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (100).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am45 (13%)
  • 9am to noon59 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm69 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm100 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm41 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October26 (7.3%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight264 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6027 crashes

On the A6027, 28% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 70 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph68 (19%)
  • 40 mph98 (28%)
  • 50 mph59 (17%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph100 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway225 (63%)
  • Roundabout108 (30%)
  • Single carriageway14 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6027 crashes

Car occupants make up 79% of the people killed or injured on the A6027, followed by motorcyclists (7.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (25%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (32%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6027

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6027

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6027 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6027 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bolton has the most, with 351, followed by Tameside (4).

Collisions on the A6027 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton351500430
2ndTameside4600

A6027 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6027 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Horwich (171) and Ashton-under-Lyne (3).

Recent crashes on the A6027

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6027, from 15 May 2018 to 27 October 2025.

Severity