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B275 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,102
989th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,337
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
158
183 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Up 31% on 2024

Crash severity on the B275

On the B275, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious15814%
  • Slight93184%

Where the B275 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
989th
Most casualties
1,104th
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
1,315th

B275 accidents by year

Collisions on the B275 peaked at 55 in 1988 and were down to 13 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B275, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251317
20241213
20231214
2022810
20211010
202067
20191214
2018710
201799
20161314
20151920
20141011
20131924
20121215
20111720
20101822
20091214
20082123
20071416
20061827
20051519
20042224
20032028
20022331
20012734
20001721
19992127
19983239
19972535
19962530
19952430
19943951
19932330
19922833
19912428
19903340
19893238
19885563
19874857
19864858
19854856
19843748
19834147
19823850
19813439
19802933
19793238

When crashes happen on the B275

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B275 (206), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (274).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (16%)
  • Wednesday206 (19%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday162 (15%)
  • Saturday134 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am169 (15%)
  • 9am to noon156 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm162 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm274 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm168 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight130 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (9.4%)
  • February90 (8.2%)
  • March95 (8.6%)
  • April93 (8.4%)
  • May91 (8.3%)
  • June92 (8.3%)
  • July82 (7.4%)
  • August72 (6.5%)
  • September85 (7.7%)
  • October92 (8.3%)
  • November109 (9.9%)
  • December97 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight766 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B275 crashes

On the B275, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph1,038 (94%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds798 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other90 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry774 (70%)
  • Wet or damp305 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway864 (78%)
  • Roundabout72 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded78 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B275 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B275, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (50%)
  • Pedestrian261 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (15%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,418 (73%)
  • Motorcycle217 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1580 (6%)
  • 16 to 20222 (17%)
  • 21 to 25181 (14%)
  • 26 to 35263 (20%)
  • 36 to 45162 (12%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.5%)
  • Over 7540 (3%)
  • Not recorded72 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider802 (60%)
  • Passenger274 (20%)
  • Pedestrian261 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B275

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B275

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B275 crashes by council area

Of the 1,102 collisions on the B275, 1,099 were in Croydon.

Collisions on the B275 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon1,0991,33113158

B275 crashes by town

Of the 1,102 collisions on the B275, 1,003 were in the built-up area of Croydon.

Recent crashes on the B275

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B275, from 10 February 2024 to 30 December 2025.

Severity