Official DfT STATS19 Data
Bolton Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Bolton from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,554 collisions, ranked #100 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,554
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
33
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
408
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,080
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 289 | 2 | 96 | 191 | 381 |
| 2024 | 310 | 7 | 86 | 217 | 410 |
| 2023 | 286 | 7 | 80 | 199 | 397 |
| 2022 | 323 | 9 | 70 | 244 | 436 |
| 2021 | 346 | 8 | 76 | 262 | 456 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Bolton
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Bolton on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Bolton — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Bolton?
Bolton recorded 1,554 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 33 fatal and 408 serious collisions, with 2,080 total casualties. It ranks #100 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Bolton accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.