Crap Towns / Horwich / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Horwich?
There were 3.6 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Horwich from 2021 to 2025, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.4, down from 3.9 in 2021.
Beehive roundabout on a match day. Nobody's moving fast enough to crash, and Horwich still manages it.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Horwich | – | 3.6 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.8 km | 3.5 |
| Chorley | 8.8 km | 3.1 |
| Bolton | 7.3 km | 2.6 |
| Coppull | 8.3 km | 2.4 |
| Hindley | 6.9 km | 2.3 |
| Adlington | 4.7 km | 2.3 |
| Atherton | 8.4 km | 1.7 |
| Westhoughton | 5.7 km | 1.5 |
| Blackrod | 2.7 km | 1.1 |
| Standish | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |