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B4479 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
48
4,628th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
61
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
17
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity on the B4479

On the B4479, 4.2% of collisions were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal24.2%
  • Serious1735%
  • Slight2960%

Where the B4479 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,628th
Most casualties
4,660th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B4479 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4479 peaked at 5 in 1980; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4479, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202413
202311
202200
202100
202011
201900
201800
201711
201600
201500
201423
201300
201211
201100
201045
200922
200823
200700
200600
200511
200400
200346
200222
200111
200000
199935
199811
199700
199600
199500
199411
199311
199211
199113
199022
198911
198800
198711
198600
198512
198400
198334
198222
198111
198055
197911

When crashes happen on the B4479

Sunday has the most collisions on the B4479 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (14).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (6.3%)
  • Tuesday3 (6.3%)
  • Wednesday9 (19%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday6 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (19%)
  • Sunday10 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (13%)
  • 9am to noon7 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm4 (8.3%)
  • 3pm to 6pm14 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (27%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.3%)
  • February2 (4.2%)
  • March5 (10%)
  • April2 (4.2%)
  • May6 (13%)
  • June5 (10%)
  • July9 (19%)
  • August4 (8.3%)
  • September4 (8.3%)
  • October3 (6.3%)
  • November4 (8.3%)
  • December1 (2.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight39 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4479 crashes

On the B4479, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (44%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (52%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (71%)
  • Wet or damp12 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4479 crashes

Car occupants make up 48% of the people killed or injured on the B4479, followed by motorcyclists (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (21%)
  • Cyclist10 (16%)
  • Pedestrian8 (13%)
  • Horse rider1 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car58 (67%)
  • Motorcycle13 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (34%)
  • 21 to 253 (4.9%)
  • 26 to 355 (8.2%)
  • 36 to 457 (11%)
  • 46 to 553 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 657 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (8.2%)
  • Over 752 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (72%)
  • Passenger9 (15%)
  • Pedestrian8 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4479

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4479

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4479 crashes by council area

Of the 48 collisions on the B4479, 47 were in Cotswold.

Collisions on the B4479 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCotswold4760217

Recent crashes on the B4479

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4479, from 23 June 1999 to 12 July 2024.

Severity