Skip to main content
CrashStats

B6206 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1983
142
3,656th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
199
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
17
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6206

On the B6206, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2024

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight12487%

Where the B6206 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,656th
Most casualties
3,627th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B6206 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6206 peaked at 10 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6206, 1983 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202323
202212
202122
202000
201912
201824
201711
201633
201533
201447
201333
201233
201100
201024
200900
200824
200755
200627
200567
200423
200377
200256
200134
2000710
199922
199858
199759
1996911
1995916
1994811
19931015
19921014
199199
199048
198900
198811
198711
198600
198511
198400
198311

When crashes happen on the B6206

Friday has the most collisions on the B6206 (27), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (6.3%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.1%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (7.7%)
  • 9am to noon20 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm34 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight16 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.9%)
  • February13 (9.2%)
  • March6 (4.2%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June6 (4.2%)
  • July6 (4.2%)
  • August20 (14%)
  • September10 (7%)
  • October12 (8.5%)
  • November8 (5.6%)
  • December17 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight95 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (33%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6206 crashes

On the B6206, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (97%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (61%)
  • Wet or damp55 (39%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6206 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B6206, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (57%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3%)
  • Other4 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (71%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2035 (18%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (24%)
  • 36 to 4538 (19%)
  • 46 to 5512 (6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.5%)
  • Over 757 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (51%)
  • Passenger63 (32%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6206

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6206

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6206 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6206 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bolton has the most, with 137, followed by Wigan (4).

Collisions on the B6206 in each area, 1983 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton137192017
2ndWigan4610

B6206 crashes by town

Of the 142 collisions on the B6206, 136 were in the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

Recent crashes on the B6206

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6206, from 9 August 2012 to 28 June 2024.

Severity