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B4247 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42 collisions on the B4247 from 1979 to 2023, with 70 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B4247 was on 30 December 2023.

Collisions since 1979
42
4,725th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
70
1.67 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
11
17 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
30 Dec 2023
Busiest year
1984
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B4247

None of the 42 collisions on the B4247 were fatal, and 26% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1126%
  • Slight3174%

Where the B4247 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,725th
Most casualties
4,580th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B4247 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4247 peaked at 4 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B4247, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202111
202011
201913
201824
201700
201600
201500
201400
201324
201200
201100
201011
200924
200800
200700
200612
200500
200411
200312
200211
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199522
199424
199313
199212
199111
199000
198900
198812
198723
198611
198512
198446
198322
198223
198133
198024
197927

When crashes happen on the B4247

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4247 (16), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (12).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (14%)
  • Tuesday3 (7.1%)
  • Wednesday5 (12%)
  • Thursday2 (4.8%)
  • Friday4 (9.5%)
  • Saturday16 (38%)
  • Sunday6 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (7.1%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am0 (0%)
  • 9am to noon6 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (29%)
  • 3pm to 6pm12 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (9.5%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.8%)
  • February5 (12%)
  • March5 (12%)
  • April6 (14%)
  • May3 (7.1%)
  • June3 (7.1%)
  • July4 (9.5%)
  • August3 (7.1%)
  • September3 (7.1%)
  • October6 (14%)
  • November1 (2.4%)
  • December1 (2.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight31 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4247 crashes

On the B4247, 64% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 76% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph13 (31%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (64%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (76%)
  • Wet or damp10 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (98%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4247 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B4247, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (16%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42 (69%)
  • Motorcycle8 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (34%)
  • 21 to 257 (10%)
  • 26 to 3510 (14%)
  • 36 to 455 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 556 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (5.7%)
  • Over 754 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider37 (53%)
  • Passenger24 (34%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B4247

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B4247

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4247 crashes by council area

Of the 42 collisions on the B4247, 41 were in Swansea.

Collisions on the B4247 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwansea4169011

Latest recorded crashes on the B4247

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B4247, from 5 March 1987 to 30 December 2023.

Severity