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B6472 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 collisions on the B6472 from 1979 to 2025, with 589 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 65 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6472, down 67% from 3 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
434
2,173rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
589
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
65
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 67% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 83% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6472

On the B6472, 2.1% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36083%

Where the B6472 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,173rd
Most casualties
2,169th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,586th

B6472 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6472 peaked at 21 in 1990 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6472, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202436
202314
202233
202127
202034
201937
201833
20171216
201600
201567
201433
201324
201256
2011810
2010816
200958
200868
200767
20061118
200566
20041417
20031013
20021013
20011426
20001423
1999914
199879
1997810
19961315
19951218
1994912
19931422
19921316
19911517
19902123
19891010
19881620
19871823
19861116
19851522
19841821
19831415
19821723
19811316
19801112
19791119

When crashes happen on the B6472

Friday has the most collisions on the B6472 (89), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (105).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday89 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (4.6%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (10%)
  • 9am to noon57 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm73 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm105 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm81 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April43 (9.9%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September31 (7.1%)
  • October43 (9.9%)
  • November40 (9.2%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight298 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6472 crashes

On the B6472, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph432 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (60%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6472 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the B6472, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (56%)
  • Pedestrian119 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (77%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1565 (11%)
  • 16 to 20145 (25%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (57%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian119 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6472

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6472

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6472 crashes by council area

Of the 434 collisions on the B6472, 433 were in Bolton.

Collisions on the B6472 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton433588965

B6472 crashes by town

Of the 434 collisions on the B6472, 377 were in the built-up area of Bolton, Bolton.

Recent crashes on the B6472

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6472, from 29 April 2017 to 27 October 2025.

Severity