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A5151 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 collisions on the A5151 from 1979 to 2024, with 865 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 110 serious, and 12 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A5151 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
499
1,971st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
865
1.73 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
12 people killed
Serious collisions
110
163 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Crash severity on the A5151

On the A5151, 2% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious11022%
  • Slight37976%

Where the A5151 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,971st
Most casualties
1,614th
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
1,755th

A5151 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5151 peaked at 26 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5151, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202424
202334
202223
202134
202068
201946
2018916
201747
201656
201539
201456
2013810
201245
2011920
20101322
200934
200845
20071316
200635
2005621
2004916
20031213
20021528
20011320
20001326
1999912
19981224
19971127
19961934
19951542
19941932
1993915
19921531
19912337
19901531
19891526
19881217
19871724
19862649
19851625
19841018
19831518
19821939
19811626
19801624
19791930

When crashes happen on the A5151

Saturday has the most collisions on the A5151 (86), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (121).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (1.8%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am65 (13%)
  • 9am to noon82 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm80 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm121 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm100 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight37 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April35 (7%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July45 (9%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight362 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5151 crashes

On the A5151, 58% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (37%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph287 (58%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Other28 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (58%)
  • Wet or damp188 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (96%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5151 crashes

Car occupants make up 78% of the people killed or injured on the A5151, followed by motorcyclists (6.8%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (79%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35166 (19%)
  • 36 to 45135 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (10%)
  • 56 to 6574 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (58%)
  • Passenger313 (36%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5151

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5151

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5151 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5151 were recorded in 3 council areas. Denbighshire has the most, with 221, followed by Flintshire (219) and Wirral (56).

Collisions on the A5151 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDenbighshire221373550
2ndFlintshire219411446
3rdWirral5673112

A5151 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5151 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Dyserth (73) and Bebington (13).

Recent crashes on the A5151

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5151, from 30 July 2018 to 28 November 2024.

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