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B456 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 collisions on the B456 from 1979 to 2025, with 182 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B456, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
140
3,673rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
182
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
24
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024

Crash severity on the B456

None of the 140 collisions on the B456 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11683%

Where the B456 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,673rd
Most casualties
3,727th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,851st

B456 accidents by year

Collisions on the B456 peaked at 10 in 1983 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B456, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202323
202223
202122
202033
201922
201833
201711
201645
201500
201400
201327
201258
201122
201034
200900
200811
200733
200600
200511
200411
200333
200233
200133
200033
199956
199845
199712
199668
199533
199433
199356
199222
199122
199011
1989611
198847
198789
1986912
198568
198469
19831012
198222
198133
198011
197916

When crashes happen on the B456

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B456 (25), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (29).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.4%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (2.9%)
  • 6am to 9am29 (21%)
  • 9am to noon26 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm22 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm22 (16%)
  • 6pm to 9pm22 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February10 (7.1%)
  • March7 (5%)
  • April11 (7.9%)
  • May13 (9.3%)
  • June9 (6.4%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December6 (4.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight103 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B456 crashes

On the B456, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph133 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (71%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B456 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B456, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (68%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2528 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (28%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (63%)
  • Passenger47 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B456

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B456

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B456 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B456 were recorded in 2 council areas. Brent has the most, with 82, followed by Ealing (54).

Collisions on the B456 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrent82108011
2ndEaling5469013

B456 crashes by town

Collisions on the B456 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Brent (63) and Ealing (36).

Recent crashes on the B456

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B456, from 13 November 2012 to 14 June 2025.

Severity