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B263 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 collisions on the B263 from 1979 to 2025, with 792 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 105 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 14 collisions on the B263, up 133% from 6 in 2024, with 14 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
628
1,637th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
792
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
105
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Up 133% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Up 56% on 2024

Crash severity on the B263

On the B263, 0.6% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10517%
  • Slight51983%

Where the B263 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,637th
Most casualties
1,741st
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
1,833rd

B263 accidents by year

Collisions on the B263 peaked at 29 in 1983 and were down to 14 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B263, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
202469
20231214
202299
20211012
202056
20191314
201866
20171217
201689
20151012
20141016
20131114
201277
20111013
20101014
20091420
200899
20071117
200667
200559
20041316
20031522
2002913
20011720
20001417
19991111
1998810
19971924
19961114
19952230
19941517
19931519
19921824
19911830
19902428
19892529
19882124
19871924
19861822
19851720
19842632
19832937
19821111
1981810
19801215
19791525

When crashes happen on the B263

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B263 (106), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (137).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am100 (16%)
  • 9am to noon83 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm103 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm137 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm111 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight67 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.8%)
  • February42 (6.7%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April47 (7.5%)
  • May58 (9.2%)
  • June54 (8.6%)
  • July46 (7.3%)
  • August55 (8.8%)
  • September47 (7.5%)
  • October59 (9.4%)
  • November60 (9.6%)
  • December61 (9.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight434 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B263 crashes

On the B263, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph611 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other42 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (66%)
  • Wet or damp195 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (85%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B263 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B263, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (13%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (78%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (15%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (17%)
  • 36 to 45111 (14%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (69%)
  • Passenger159 (20%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B263

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B263

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B263 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B263 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bromley has the most, with 326, followed by Greenwich (302).

Collisions on the B263 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromley326391358
2ndGreenwich302401147

B263 crashes by town

Collisions on the B263 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Bromley (318) and Greenwich (269).

Recent crashes on the B263

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B263, from 1 August 2023 to 18 November 2025.

Severity