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B2055 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 collisions on the B2055 from 1981 to 2025, with 142 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions on the B2055, up 150% from 4 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1981
119
3,857th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
142
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
20
20 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
Up 150% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the B2055

None of the 119 collisions on the B2055 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9983%

Where the B2055 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,857th
Most casualties
3,983rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

B2055 accidents by year

Collisions on the B2055 peaked at 12 in 2016 and were down to 10 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B2055, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251010
202444
202356
202278
202124
202033
20191011
201878
201736
20161217
2015711
2014910
201355
201244
2011910
201011
200911
200812
200711
200634
20051010
200400
200300
200200
200111
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198711
198611
198500
198400
198312
198200
198111

When crashes happen on the B2055

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B2055 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (33).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (20%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (6.7%)
  • 9am to noon19 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm26 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm33 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.2%)
  • February7 (5.9%)
  • March12 (10%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May7 (5.9%)
  • June7 (5.9%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August11 (9.2%)
  • September11 (9.2%)
  • October8 (6.7%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December14 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight85 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B2055 crashes

On the B2055, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 78% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph113 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (78%)
  • Wet or damp25 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B2055 crashes

Pedestrians make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the B2055, followed by car occupants (35%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian63 (44%)
  • Car occupant49 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (7%)
  • 16 to 2013 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2518 (13%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.3%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian63 (44%)
  • Driver or rider61 (43%)
  • Passenger18 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B2055

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B2055

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B2055 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B2055 were recorded in 2 council areas. Thanet has the most, with 111, followed by Canterbury (4).

Collisions on the B2055 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThanet111128018
2ndCanterbury4600

B2055 crashes by town

Of the 119 collisions on the B2055, 111 were in the built-up area of Margate.

Recent crashes on the B2055

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B2055, from 7 April 2022 to 18 December 2025.

Severity