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A6172 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 collisions on the A6172 from 1979 to 2025, with 130 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 14 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A6172, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
103
4,007th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
130
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
14
14 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A6172

On the A6172, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious1414%
  • Slight8784%

Where the A6172 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,007th
Most casualties
4,074th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

A6172 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6172 peaked at 9 in 1998 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6172, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202200
202123
202011
201900
201811
201711
201644
201511
201422
201311
201222
201124
201057
200937
200845
200745
200635
200512
200400
200356
200222
200159
200044
199957
1998913
199733
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199111
199000
198900
198800
198700
198622
198511
198455
198322
198245
198133
198077
197967

When crashes happen on the A6172

Saturday has the most collisions on the A6172 (26), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (36).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (6.8%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (20%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (25%)
  • Sunday2 (1.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (4.9%)
  • 9am to noon20 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm24 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm36 (35%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.8%)
  • February9 (8.7%)
  • March5 (4.9%)
  • April8 (7.8%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June9 (8.7%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August8 (7.8%)
  • September10 (9.7%)
  • October10 (9.7%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December7 (6.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight81 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6172 crashes

On the A6172, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (61%)
  • Wet or damp39 (38%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6172 crashes

Pedestrians make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the A6172, followed by car occupants (29%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian56 (43%)
  • Car occupant38 (29%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (64%)
  • Bus or coach26 (17%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (12%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3524 (18%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.9%)
  • Over 757 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian56 (43%)
  • Driver or rider42 (32%)
  • Passenger32 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6172

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6172

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6172 crashes by council area

Of the 103 collisions on the A6172, 101 were in Bolton.

Collisions on the A6172 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton101128213

A6172 crashes by town

Of the 103 collisions on the A6172, 101 were in the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

Recent crashes on the A6172

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6172, from 6 October 2009 to 20 December 2025.

Severity