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B5026 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 collisions on the B5026 from 1979 to 2025, with 894 casualties. Of those crashes, 16 were fatal and 100 serious, and 16 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B5026, up 50% from 2 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
625
1,644th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
894
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
100
123 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5026

On the B5026, 2.6% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious10016%
  • Slight50981%

Where the B5026 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,644th
Most casualties
1,565th
Most fatal collisions
1,181st
Most serious collisions
1,914th

B5026 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5026 peaked at 26 in 1989 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5026, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202423
202312
202211
202100
202022
201955
201822
201733
201657
2015712
20141013
20131016
20121012
2011910
20101422
200999
20081724
20072335
20061826
20051922
20041828
20032033
20021216
20011421
20001623
19991824
19981218
19971423
19961925
19951722
19942130
19931728
19921418
19911724
19901828
19892640
19882532
19871522
19861626
19851623
19842532
19832436
19821324
19811526
19802023
19791319

When crashes happen on the B5026

Friday has the most collisions on the B5026 (101), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (158).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am38 (6.1%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am82 (13%)
  • 9am to noon84 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm84 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm158 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm91 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight79 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.4%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March58 (9.3%)
  • April41 (6.6%)
  • May57 (9.1%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July57 (9.1%)
  • August54 (8.6%)
  • September60 (9.6%)
  • October45 (7.2%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December52 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight406 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5026 crashes

On the B5026, 59% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (31%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph367 (59%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Other34 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (49%)
  • Wet or damp273 (44%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (96%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5026 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B5026, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (12%)
  • Pedestrian50 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (75%)
  • Motorcycle101 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20191 (21%)
  • 21 to 25156 (17%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 45119 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (68%)
  • Passenger235 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5026

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5026

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5026 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5026 were recorded in 3 council areas. Stafford has the most, with 530, followed by Newcastle-under-Lyme (74) and Shropshire (18).

Collisions on the B5026 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford5307561380
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme74110314
3rdShropshire182506

B5026 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5026 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Stone, Stafford (95) and Eccleshall (54).

Recent crashes on the B5026

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5026, from 11 December 2015 to 3 November 2025.

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