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B510 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,353
819th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,473
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
190
195 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Up 109% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Up 64% on 2024

Crash severity on the B510

On the B510, 0.5% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious19014%
  • Slight1,15685%

Where the B510 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
819th
Most casualties
1,008th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,093rd

B510 accidents by year

Collisions on the B510 peaked at 49 in 1988 and were down to 23 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B510, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20252323
20241114
20231819
20222525
20212830
20202122
20192121
20182123
20171718
20161820
20152021
20142730
20132324
20121819
20111819
20101821
20092425
20081212
20072426
20062728
20051619
20042325
20033437
20023539
20012731
20002935
19992831
19983131
19973140
19963333
19953238
19942833
19933641
19923032
19913643
19904446
19893638
19884955
19874242
19863134
19853942
19844142
19834646
19824142
19814144
19804246
19793848

When crashes happen on the B510

Thursday has the most collisions on the B510 (213), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (263).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday213 (16%)
  • Friday212 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday165 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am55 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am168 (12%)
  • 9am to noon192 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm263 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm257 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm251 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight150 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (7.6%)
  • February99 (7.3%)
  • March117 (8.6%)
  • April109 (8.1%)
  • May149 (11%)
  • June109 (8.1%)
  • July111 (8.2%)
  • August103 (7.6%)
  • September118 (8.7%)
  • October125 (9.2%)
  • November108 (8%)
  • December102 (7.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight955 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B510 crashes

On the B510, 89% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 75% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph143 (11%)
  • 30 mph1,206 (89%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds983 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other113 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,013 (75%)
  • Wet or damp324 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,213 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded89 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B510 crashes

Pedestrians make up 27% of the people killed or injured on the B510, followed by car occupants (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian402 (27%)
  • Car occupant374 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist338 (23%)
  • Cyclist189 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Other28 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,261 (56%)
  • Motorcycle401 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach149 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.7%)
  • Other52 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25225 (15%)
  • 26 to 35384 (26%)
  • 36 to 45218 (15%)
  • 46 to 55136 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.3%)
  • Over 7554 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded102 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (56%)
  • Pedestrian402 (27%)
  • Passenger250 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B510

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B510

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B510 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B510 were recorded in 2 council areas. Camden has the most, with 1,339, followed by Hastings (13).

Collisions on the B510 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden1,3391,4597187
2ndHastings131303

B510 crashes by town

Collisions on the B510 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Camden (1,194) and Brent (26).

Recent crashes on the B510

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B510, from 12 September 2024 to 3 December 2025.

Severity