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A6056 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30 collisions on the A6056 from 1979 to 1999, with 42 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 3 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the A6056 was on 9 August 1999.

Collisions since 1979
30
4,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
42
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
3
3 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
9 Aug 1999
Busiest year
1983
5 collisions

Crash severity on the A6056

None of the 30 collisions on the A6056 were fatal, and 10% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 1999

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious310%
  • Slight2790%

Where the A6056 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,903rd
Most casualties
4,867th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,901st

A6056 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6056 peaked at 5 in 1983, and none have been recorded since 1999.

Collisions and casualties on the A6056, 1979 to 1999

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
199911
199816
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198611
198511
198444
198355
198255
198125
198058
197956

When crashes happen on the A6056

Thursday has the most collisions on the A6056 (6), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (9).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (13%)
  • Tuesday5 (17%)
  • Wednesday2 (6.7%)
  • Thursday6 (20%)
  • Friday4 (13%)
  • Saturday4 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (3.3%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (10%)
  • 9am to noon4 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm2 (6.7%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (17%)
  • February3 (10%)
  • March1 (3.3%)
  • April1 (3.3%)
  • June2 (6.7%)
  • July3 (10%)
  • August3 (10%)
  • September3 (10%)
  • October5 (17%)
  • November1 (3.3%)
  • December3 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight24 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6056 crashes

On the A6056, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (97%)
  • 60 mph1 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (23%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry16 (53%)
  • Wet or damp13 (43%)
  • Snow1 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (30%)
  • Roundabout3 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6056 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the A6056, followed by pedestrians (29%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22 (52%)
  • Pedestrian12 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35 (73%)
  • Motorcycle5 (10%)
  • Bus or coach4 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (29%)
  • 21 to 252 (4.8%)
  • 26 to 357 (17%)
  • 36 to 454 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 552 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 656 (14%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.8%)
  • Over 751 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger18 (43%)
  • Driver or rider12 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (29%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A6056

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A6056

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6056 crashes by council area

Of the 30 collisions on the A6056, 27 were in Bolton.

Collisions on the A6056 in each area, 1979 to 1999
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton273402

A6056 crashes by town

Of the 30 collisions on the A6056, 27 were in the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

Latest recorded crashes on the A6056

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A6056, from 25 January 1980 to 9 August 1999.

Severity