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B5040 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 collisions on the B5040 from 1979 to 2018, with 1,019 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 122 serious, and 12 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B5040 was on 24 August 2018.

Collisions since 1979
739
1,437th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,019
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
12 people killed
Serious collisions
122
149 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
24 Aug 2018
Busiest year
1984
51 collisions

Crash severity on the B5040

On the B5040, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2018

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight60782%

Where the B5040 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,437th
Most casualties
1,423rd
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
1,632nd

B5040 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5040 peaked at 51 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 2018.

Collisions and casualties on the B5040, 1979 to 2018

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201812
201711
201622
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200433
200357
200245
200100
20003546
19993346
19983043
19972841
19963650
19954158
19943042
19932845
19923248
19913245
19903039
19892839
19883243
19873335
19863442
19853148
19845166
19833042
19824163
19813041
19802333
19793544

When crashes happen on the B5040

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5040 (127), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (160).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (17%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am42 (5.7%)
  • 3am to 6am14 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am95 (13%)
  • 9am to noon86 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm98 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm160 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm130 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight114 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.2%)
  • February45 (6.1%)
  • March61 (8.3%)
  • April61 (8.3%)
  • May63 (8.5%)
  • June52 (7%)
  • July50 (6.8%)
  • August64 (8.7%)
  • September82 (11%)
  • October62 (8.4%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December47 (6.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight452 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5040 crashes

On the B5040, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph664 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Other36 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (60%)
  • Wet or damp279 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (93%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5040 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B5040, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (52%)
  • Pedestrian196 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other15 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car940 (72%)
  • Motorcycle142 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.2%)
  • Other19 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1596 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20209 (21%)
  • 21 to 25151 (15%)
  • 26 to 35178 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (51%)
  • Passenger307 (30%)
  • Pedestrian196 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5040

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5040

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5040 crashes by council area

Of the 739 collisions on the B5040, 736 were in Stoke-on-Trent.

Collisions on the B5040 in each area, 1979 to 2018
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent7361,01510122

B5040 crashes by town

Of the 739 collisions on the B5040, 606 were in the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Latest recorded crashes on the B5040

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5040, from 31 August 2000 to 24 August 2018.

Severity