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Kearsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in Kearsley, Bolton, from 1979 to 2025, and 975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 108 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
750
912th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
975
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
108
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kearsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight62283%

What the data shows

  • Kearsley had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 110 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Kearsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 230 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kearsley, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Kearsley.

Where Kearsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
912th
Most casualties
893rd
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
1,095th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph724 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds603 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant488 (50%)
  • Pedestrian243 (25%)
  • Cyclist88 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kearsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kearsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kearsley peaked at 30 in 1999; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
202456
202369
202246
202100
202034
20191010
2018813
2017914
20161016
2015811
20141212
201356
20121012
2011811
201078
20091116
20081525
20071929
20061520
20051825
20041924
20032528
20022328
20012135
20002642
19993043
19982632
19972430
19961724
19952732
19942427
19932428
19922127
19912637
19901725
19892125
19882027
19872126
19861515
19851415
19842022
19832023
19822832
19812027
19801417
19791620

Map of recent crashes in Kearsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kearsley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kearsley

The 24 most recent collisions in Kearsley happened between 25 November 2020 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kearsley

The A666 has the most collisions in Kearsley, 367 of 750 (49%), followed by the A667 (131).

Collisions in Kearsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666367497944
2ndA667131173519
3rdM617900

Council areas covering Kearsley

Collisions in Kearsley were recorded in 2 council areas. Bolton has 743 of 750 (99%).

Collisions in Kearsley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton74396820108
2ndSalford3300

Postcode districts in Kearsley

Collisions in Kearsley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BL4 (586) and M26 (163).