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A5185 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 collisions on the A5185 from 1981 to 2025, with 372 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 24 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A5185, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1981
264
2,890th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
372
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
24
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A5185

On the A5185, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious249.1%
  • Slight23790%

Where the A5185 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,890th
Most casualties
2,829th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,851st

A5185 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5185 peaked at 18 in 1995 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5185, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202333
202200
202111
202011
201934
201822
201734
201623
201511
201435
201335
201222
201155
201022
200944
200811
200723
200644
20051011
2004910
2003914
2002812
2001510
2000710
19991519
19981626
19971227
19961529
19951825
1994711
19931314
19921519
199123
19901017
1989711
198877
1987911
198644
198558
198468
198344
198258
198122

When crashes happen on the A5185

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A5185 (48), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (72).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am35 (13%)
  • 9am to noon29 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm72 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm54 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.2%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April17 (6.4%)
  • May19 (7.2%)
  • June20 (7.6%)
  • July21 (8%)
  • August20 (7.6%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October25 (9.5%)
  • November45 (17%)
  • December16 (6.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight191 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5185 crashes

On the A5185, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph263 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (63%)
  • Wet or damp96 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (91%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5185 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A5185, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (61%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (21%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (57%)
  • Passenger111 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5185

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5185

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5185 crashes by council area

Of the 264 collisions on the A5185, 263 were in Salford.

Collisions on the A5185 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford263371324

A5185 crashes by town

Of the 264 collisions on the A5185, 251 were in the built-up area of Salford.

Recent crashes on the A5185

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5185, from 7 July 2012 to 8 March 2025.

Severity