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Bolton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,423 road traffic collisions in Bolton from 1979 to 2025, and 33,510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 283 were fatal and 3,475 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 169 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (170).

Collisions since 1979
25,423
53rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
33,510
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
283
297 people killed
Serious collisions
3,475
3,800 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
169
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
212
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bolton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2831.1%
  • Serious3,47514%
  • Slight21,66585%

What the data shows

  • Bolton had 2,130 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 3,595 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Bolton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,636 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bolton, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Bolton.

Where Bolton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
53rd
Most casualties
49th
Most fatal collisions
38th
Most serious collisions
64th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,397 (13%)
  • Tuesday3,707 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,547 (14%)
  • Thursday3,972 (16%)
  • Friday4,370 (17%)
  • Saturday3,682 (14%)
  • Sunday2,748 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,093 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,914 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown207 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit78 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,294 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway2,973 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road593 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout140 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded423 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph175 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph23,174 (91%)
  • 40 mph1,658 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph96 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph102 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph211 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,929 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,048 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds379 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds342 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist64 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds34 (0.1%)
  • Other189 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded285 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant16,999 (51%)
  • Pedestrian8,811 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist2,886 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist2,273 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,097 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant665 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant399 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant138 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant118 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)108 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bolton peaked at 892 in 1984; 2025 had 169.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 169
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025169212
2024170219
2023156220
2022192263
2021210282
2020183248
2019245323
2018281365
2017300390
2016224292
2015249347
2014259358
2013249327
2012298427
2011330444
2010344476
2009347545
2008448596
2007518704
2006553767
2005633873
2004625865
2003647900
2002693943
20017811,065
20007961,121
1999724995
1998713999
19977231,009
1996686976
1995708963
1994715953
1993709944
1992754978
1991747930
19907911,002
19897981,027
1988749922
1987767942
1986702883
1985720877
19848921,058
1983774905
1982743916
1981718882
1980718903
1979672874

Map of recent crashes in Bolton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bolton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bolton

The 24 most recent collisions in Bolton happened between 21 November and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bolton

The A676 has the most collisions in Bolton, 2,829 of 25,423 (11%), followed by the A579 (2,576).

Collisions in Bolton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6762,8293,75632373
2ndA5792,5763,44935343
3rdA582,1582,97036339
4thA6662,0072,77634260
5thA6731,2271,70324185
6thB62268271,08713117
7thB6536566812443
8thA6099542700867
9thA575522671162
10thB6472377517960
11thB6202266371142
12thB6196206289134
13thB6209177235427
14thA675156203221
15thB6206136190017
16thB6204123136114
17thB620510413319
18thA614510312728
19thB6203102127017
20thA6172101128214
21stB62088910518
22ndB62078312306
23rdB63914769015
24thA6058364504
25thA6056273402
26thA576161901
27thA6162012
28thA679111403
29thB619971100
30thA50825510

Council areas covering Bolton

Collisions in Bolton were recorded in 4 council areas. Bolton has 25,338 of 25,423 (99.7%).

Collisions in Bolton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton25,33833,3882813,461
2ndBury5788110
3rdSalford172013
4thRochdale4601

Postcode districts in Bolton

Collisions in Bolton were recorded in 8 postcode districts, led by BL1 (10,416) and BL3 (8,122).