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Horwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,063 road traffic collisions in Horwich, Bolton, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 345 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 44% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,063
450th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,645
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
30 people killed
Serious collisions
345
380 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 44% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Horwich

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious34517%
  • Slight1,68882%

What the data shows

  • Horwich had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 348 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Horwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 492 children under 16 were killed or injured in Horwich, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Horwich.

Where Horwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
450th
Most casualties
448th
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
451st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday278 (13%)
  • Tuesday288 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday300 (15%)
  • Friday353 (17%)
  • Saturday320 (16%)
  • Sunday238 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,480 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit526 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,661 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (13%)
  • Roundabout88 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,554 (75%)
  • 40 mph301 (15%)
  • 50 mph33 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (2%)
  • 70 mph111 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,629 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds292 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,318 (50%)
  • Pedestrian584 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist334 (13%)
  • Cyclist279 (11%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Horwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Horwich peaked at 75 in 2000; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20242530
20231316
20222223
20212327
20202133
20191518
20182533
20172947
20161821
20152734
20142125
20132639
20123042
20113954
20103144
20093762
20084864
20075260
20063745
20055872
20045270
20037089
20024759
20014770
20007596
19996180
19985674
19975988
19964757
19955160
19945160
19934854
19926789
19914759
19906697
19894452
19885774
19875669
19865362
19855258
19845466
19835866
19825059
19816068
19806179
19796382

Map of recent crashes in Horwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Horwich

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Horwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Horwich happened between 10 September 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Horwich

The A673 has the most collisions in Horwich, 674 of 2,063 (33%), followed by the B6226 (315).

Collisions in Horwich on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67367487315112
2ndB6226315372469
3rdA6027171247219
4thB523887110018
5thM61518728
6thA66600
7thA5734500
8thA6753300

Council areas covering Horwich

Collisions in Horwich were recorded in 4 council areas. Bolton has 1,983 of 2,063 (96%).

Collisions in Horwich by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton1,9832,52527323
2ndChorley68105317
3rdWest Lancashire4502
4thSouth Ribble3501

Postcode district for Horwich

All 2,063 collisions in Horwich were in the BL6 postcode district.