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B5031 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B5031 from 1980 to 2022, with 72 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 2 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B5031 was on 7 April 2022.

Collisions since 1980
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
72
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
2
4 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
7 Apr 2022
Busiest year
1999
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B5031

On the B5031, 2.2% of collisions were fatal and 4.3% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2022

  • Fatal12.2%
  • Serious24.3%
  • Slight4393%

Where the B5031 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,555th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,914th

B5031 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5031 peaked at 5 in 1999, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the B5031, 1980 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202211
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201611
201522
201411
201322
201214
201100
201011
200922
200800
200714
200611
200546
200412
200311
200235
200100
200013
199958
199812
199700
199638
199522
199424
199300
199200
199100
199012
198923
198800
198711
198600
198511
198400
198322
198211
198100
198022

When crashes happen on the B5031

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5031 (11), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (11%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday9 (20%)
  • Thursday11 (24%)
  • Friday9 (20%)
  • Saturday3 (6.5%)
  • Sunday5 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (24%)
  • 9am to noon7 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm6 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm11 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8.7%)
  • February1 (2.2%)
  • March5 (11%)
  • April8 (17%)
  • May3 (6.5%)
  • June6 (13%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August4 (8.7%)
  • September5 (11%)
  • October4 (8.7%)
  • November3 (6.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight39 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (8.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5031 crashes

On the B5031, 35% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (35%)
  • 50 mph6 (13%)
  • 60 mph10 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds34 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry31 (67%)
  • Wet or damp14 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway42 (91%)
  • Roundabout4 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5031 crashes

Car occupants make up 90% of the people killed or injured on the B5031, followed by motorcyclists (8.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65 (90%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car79 (83%)
  • Motorcycle6 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (25%)
  • 21 to 2515 (21%)
  • 26 to 359 (13%)
  • 36 to 4511 (15%)
  • 46 to 553 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 651 (1.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (4.2%)
  • Over 752 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45 (63%)
  • Passenger27 (38%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5031

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5031

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

B5031 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5031 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Staffordshire has the most, with 40, followed by Staffordshire Moorlands (6).

Collisions on the B5031 in each area, 1980 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Staffordshire406212
2ndStaffordshire Moorlands61000

Latest recorded crashes on the B5031

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5031, from 22 July 1999 to 7 April 2022.

Severity