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B459 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
51
4,596th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
62
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
13
14 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
15 Jan 2020
Busiest year
1989
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B459

On the B459, 2% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2020

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious1325%
  • Slight3773%

Where the B459 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,596th
Most casualties
4,652nd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

B459 accidents by year

Collisions on the B459 peaked at 5 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2020.

Collisions and casualties on the B459, 1980 to 2020

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202011
201900
201822
201700
201600
201500
201411
201311
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200711
200600
200523
200411
200322
200211
200100
200012
199900
199811
199711
199634
199500
199411
199311
199223
199100
199011
198956
198800
198744
198622
198533
198435
198322
198233
198111
198059

When crashes happen on the B459

Monday has the most collisions on the B459 (10), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (20%)
  • Tuesday7 (14%)
  • Wednesday4 (7.8%)
  • Thursday8 (16%)
  • Friday9 (18%)
  • Saturday7 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (3.9%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (9.8%)
  • 9am to noon8 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm5 (9.8%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (18%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (29%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (12%)
  • February2 (3.9%)
  • March6 (12%)
  • April3 (5.9%)
  • May6 (12%)
  • June4 (7.8%)
  • July2 (3.9%)
  • August3 (5.9%)
  • September6 (12%)
  • October2 (3.9%)
  • November4 (7.8%)
  • December7 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight37 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B459 crashes

On the B459, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (94%)
  • 60 mph3 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2%)
  • Other7 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (67%)
  • Wet or damp13 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B459 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B459, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant33 (53%)
  • Pedestrian14 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (16%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car52 (71%)
  • Motorcycle10 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (27%)
  • 21 to 2513 (21%)
  • 26 to 355 (8.1%)
  • 36 to 456 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.2%)
  • Over 751 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider37 (60%)
  • Pedestrian14 (23%)
  • Passenger11 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B459

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B459

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B459 crashes by council area

Of the 51 collisions on the B459, 48 were in Harrow.

Collisions on the B459 in each area, 1980 to 2020
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHarrow4857112

B459 crashes by town

Of the 51 collisions on the B459, 42 were in the built-up area of Harrow.

Latest recorded crashes on the B459

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B459, from 27 November 1989 to 15 January 2020.

Severity