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B4580 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 collisions on the B4580 from 1979 to 2024, with 235 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 44 serious, and 4 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B4580 in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
170
3,444th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
235
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
44
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
6 in 2024

Crash severity on the B4580

On the B4580, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious4426%
  • Slight12272%

Where the B4580 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,444th
Most casualties
3,426th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,144th

B4580 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4580 peaked at 11 in 2003; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4580, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202446
202322
202223
202111
202012
201933
201811
201722
201644
201522
201422
201334
201225
201123
201045
200967
200866
200766
200656
2005712
200433
20031117
200236
2001812
200047
199966
199867
199745
199623
199512
199445
199345
199211
199158
1990711
198934
198822
198734
198638
198536
198447
198311
198244
198134
198058
197957

When crashes happen on the B4580

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4580 (29), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (35).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (6.5%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am17 (10%)
  • 9am to noon24 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm31 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm35 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm29 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.9%)
  • February16 (9.4%)
  • March15 (8.8%)
  • April21 (12%)
  • May13 (7.6%)
  • June14 (8.2%)
  • July14 (8.2%)
  • August12 (7.1%)
  • September12 (7.1%)
  • October16 (9.4%)
  • November11 (6.5%)
  • December16 (9.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight120 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4580 crashes

On the B4580, 48% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (48%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph79 (46%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (59%)
  • Wet or damp66 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4580 crashes

Car occupants make up 66% of the people killed or injured on the B4580, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (66%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (74%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (21%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4580

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4580

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4580 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4580 were recorded in 3 council areas. Shropshire has the most, with 128, followed by Powys (37) and Denbighshire (5).

Collisions on the B4580 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire128175330
2ndPowys3753113
3rdDenbighshire5701

B4580 crashes by town

Of the 170 collisions on the B4580, 89 were in the built-up area of Oswestry.

Recent crashes on the B4580

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4580, from 3 December 2013 to 23 October 2024.

Severity