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Little Lever road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Little Lever, Bolton, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 140 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
879
825th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,120
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
140
145 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Little Lever

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight73083%

What the data shows

  • Little Lever had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 132 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Little Lever were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 308 children under 16 were killed or injured in Little Lever, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Little Lever.

Where Little Lever ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
825th
Most casualties
825th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
910th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday116 (13%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight624 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway840 (96%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph848 (96%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds700 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant509 (45%)
  • Pedestrian299 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Cyclist100 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Little Lever road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Little Lever, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Little Lever peaked at 40 in 1982; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
202434
2023910
202244
202169
202088
2019912
201867
2017912
201689
201533
20141014
20131012
201278
20111216
20101516
20091216
20082325
20071619
20062430
20051316
20042529
20032142
20021323
20012539
20003446
19992946
19982330
19972635
19962230
19952227
19942227
19932532
19922023
19913339
19902631
19893541
19883134
19872435
19862021
19852124
19842735
19832832
19824048
19812232
19802933
19792326

Map of recent crashes in Little Lever

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Little Lever

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Little Lever

The 24 most recent collisions in Little Lever happened between 1 August 2021 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Little Lever

The A6053 has the most collisions in Little Lever, 440 of 879 (50%), followed by the A665 (39).

Collisions in Little Lever on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6053440587565
2ndA665395725
3rdB6209375215

Council areas covering Little Lever

Collisions in Little Lever were recorded in 2 council areas. Bolton has 800 of 879 (91%).

Collisions in Little Lever by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton8001,0127129
2ndBury78105211

Postcode districts in Little Lever

Collisions in Little Lever were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BL3 (806) and BL2 (47).