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B226 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 collisions on the B226 from 1979 to 2025, with 692 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 88 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the B226, level with 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
570
1,766th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
692
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
88
107 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity on the B226

On the B226, 0.2% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight48184%

Where the B226 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,766th
Most casualties
1,939th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
2,122nd

B226 accidents by year

Collisions on the B226 peaked at 22 in 1994 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B226, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202499
202377
202244
202177
20201112
201977
201844
20171112
2016712
20151011
201499
201369
20121010
20111010
20101318
20091117
200822
200777
20061212
2005912
20041014
20031619
20022021
2001910
20001520
19991720
19981621
1997911
19962028
1995927
19942224
19931010
19921721
19911516
19901314
19891620
198867
19871818
19862021
19851518
19841019
19832021
19821518
19812125
19801927
19791721

When crashes happen on the B226

Friday has the most collisions on the B226 (116), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (136).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday116 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am22 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am97 (17%)
  • 9am to noon63 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm74 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm136 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm112 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight59 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (11%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April37 (6.5%)
  • May50 (8.8%)
  • June51 (8.9%)
  • July52 (9.1%)
  • August36 (6.3%)
  • September44 (7.7%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December52 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight390 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B226 crashes

On the B226, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph547 (96%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other50 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (72%)
  • Wet or damp153 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (82%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B226 crashes

Car occupants make up 54% of the people killed or injured on the B226, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (16%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (72%)
  • Motorcycle118 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (20%)
  • 36 to 45111 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (63%)
  • Passenger166 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B226

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B226

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B226 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B226 were recorded in 3 council areas. Lewisham has the most, with 339, followed by Bromley (220) and Greenwich (6).

Collisions on the B226 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewisham339433050
2ndBromley220247135
3rdGreenwich6700

B226 crashes by town

Collisions on the B226 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Lewisham (292) and Bromley (215).

Recent crashes on the B226

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B226, from 24 January 2023 to 8 September 2025.

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