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B5046 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 collisions on the B5046 from 1979 to 2024, with 189 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 16 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5046 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
150
3,590th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
189
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
16
18 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5046

On the B5046, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight13389%

Where the B5046 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,590th
Most casualties
3,682nd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B5046 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5046 peaked at 10 in 1994; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5046, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202100
202012
201900
201811
201711
201612
201511
201422
201300
201211
201133
201022
200933
200822
200711
200668
200511
200456
200311
200234
200135
200046
199911
199857
199700
199645
199522
19941014
199345
1992912
199158
199089
198911
19881013
198766
198644
1985510
198478
198356
198299
198112
198034
1979810

When crashes happen on the B5046

Friday has the most collisions on the B5046 (28), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (42).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (17%)
  • Sunday10 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (11%)
  • 9am to noon19 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm28 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm42 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February6 (4%)
  • March9 (6%)
  • April12 (8%)
  • May12 (8%)
  • June12 (8%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November11 (7.3%)
  • December13 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight109 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5046 crashes

On the B5046, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph149 (99%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (26%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5046 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B5046, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (53%)
  • Pedestrian38 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (78%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (18%)
  • 46 to 5512 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.6%)
  • Over 754 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (55%)
  • Passenger47 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5046

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5046

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5046 crashes by council area

All 150 collisions on the B5046 were in Stoke-on-Trent.

Collisions on the B5046 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent150189116

B5046 crashes by town

Of the 150 collisions on the B5046, 150 were in the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Recent crashes on the B5046

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5046, from 25 February 2006 to 30 March 2024.

Severity