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Blackrod road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Blackrod, Bolton, from 1979 to 2025, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
272
1,651st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
350
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
46
56 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Blackrod

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22181%

What the data shows

  • Blackrod had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Blackrod were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 77 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blackrod, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Blackrod.

Where Blackrod ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,651st
Most casualties
1,648th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,829th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (86%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph36 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant170 (49%)
  • Pedestrian78 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blackrod road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackrod, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blackrod peaked at 14 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202211
202133
202022
201911
201811
201711
201633
201512
201466
201322
201222
201135
201048
200958
200834
200766
200633
200567
2004610
200388
2002414
200177
200046
199922
19981416
199777
1996914
199556
1994912
199388
199289
199144
19901011
19891316
19881115
1987914
19861012
19851113
1984924
198399
198245
19811011
19801418
19791010

Map of recent crashes in Blackrod

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blackrod

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blackrod

The 24 most recent collisions in Blackrod happened between 13 September 2013 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blackrod

The B5408 has the most collisions in Blackrod, 165 of 272 (61%), followed by the A6 (34).

Collisions in Blackrod on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5408165201225
2ndA6345009
3rdB5238222704
4thB540551221

Council area for Blackrod

Blackrod is in Bolton, where police recorded 41,749 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Blackrod accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Blackrod

All 272 collisions in Blackrod were in the BL6 postcode district.