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B1198 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 58 collisions on the B1198 from 1980 to 2024, with 105 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B1198 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
58
4,501st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
105
1.81 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B1198

None of the 58 collisions on the B1198 were fatal, and 24% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1424%
  • Slight4476%

Where the B1198 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,501st
Most casualties
4,273rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B1198 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1198 peaked at 4 in 2017; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1198, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202324
202200
202123
202000
201925
201800
2017412
201600
201500
201436
201300
201228
201100
201000
200923
200813
200746
200623
200524
200433
200323
200222
200100
200012
199911
199814
199725
199600
199533
199434
199300
199223
199100
199011
198912
198800
198700
198636
198523
198400
198300
198200
198123
198011

When crashes happen on the B1198

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1198 (11), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (14%)
  • Tuesday2 (3.4%)
  • Wednesday9 (16%)
  • Thursday11 (19%)
  • Friday9 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (19%)
  • Sunday8 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (14%)
  • 9am to noon11 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (12%)
  • February3 (5.2%)
  • March1 (1.7%)
  • April10 (17%)
  • May6 (10%)
  • June4 (6.9%)
  • July6 (10%)
  • August3 (5.2%)
  • September5 (8.6%)
  • October4 (6.9%)
  • November5 (8.6%)
  • December4 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight45 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1198 crashes

On the B1198, 86% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (5.2%)
  • 40 mph4 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (86%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Other1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry33 (57%)
  • Wet or damp21 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1198 crashes

Car occupants make up 84% of the people killed or injured on the B1198, followed by other vehicle occupants (3.8%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (84%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (2.9%)
  • Pedestrian3 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car95 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle3 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (18%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3515 (14%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 5511 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider62 (59%)
  • Passenger40 (38%)
  • Pedestrian3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1198

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1198

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1198 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1198 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has the most, with 49, followed by North Kesteven (4).

Collisions on the B1198 in each area, 1980 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham4990012
2ndNorth Kesteven4802

Recent crashes on the B1198

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1198, from 25 November 2006 to 8 December 2024.

Severity