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B5047 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 collisions on the B5047 from 1979 to 2025, with 381 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 21 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5047, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
299
2,694th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
381
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
21
28 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5047

On the B5047, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious217%
  • Slight27692%

Where the B5047 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,694th
Most casualties
2,793rd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

B5047 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5047 peaked at 15 in 2002 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5047, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202311
202200
202112
202023
201922
201812
201711
201622
201555
201434
201334
201234
201179
20101016
200956
200879
20071012
20061011
200588
200469
20031214
20021519
20011317
20001114
19991114
19981213
199735
19961011
19951525
1994914
199322
199246
1991912
199011
198933
198878
198766
1986912
1985912
19841114
19831111
1982910
198145
198056
1979914

When crashes happen on the B5047

Saturday has the most collisions on the B5047 (62), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (67).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (21%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am25 (8.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am27 (9%)
  • 9am to noon43 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm67 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm62 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm37 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight36 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.7%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March21 (7%)
  • April18 (6%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August13 (4.3%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November19 (6.4%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight203 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5047 crashes

On the B5047, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (61%)
  • Wet or damp109 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (47%)
  • Roundabout74 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5047 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the B5047, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (55%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (75%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (25%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (51%)
  • Passenger118 (31%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5047

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5047

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5047 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5047 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 293, followed by Liverpool (5).

Collisions on the B5047 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent293371221
2ndLiverpool5900

B5047 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5047 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Stoke-on-Trent (293) and Liverpool (5).

Recent crashes on the B5047

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5047, from 17 July 2012 to 29 October 2025.

Severity