Skip to main content
CrashStats

B5126 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 collisions on the B5126 from 1979 to 2024, with 448 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 47 serious, and 8 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5126 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
288
2,753rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
448
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
47
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5126

On the B5126, 2.8% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23381%

Where the B5126 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,753rd
Most casualties
2,562nd
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
3,056th

B5126 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5126 peaked at 13 in 2001; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5126, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202347
202211
202122
202022
201934
201855
201711
2016412
201546
201458
201333
201225
201137
201044
200958
20081016
2007715
2006811
20051016
2004818
20031218
2002712
20011318
2000611
19991117
19981115
1997918
19961116
1995914
199436
199345
1992915
199156
199068
198944
1988913
1987924
198645
1985912
198499
198366
198289
198166
1980922
197977

When crashes happen on the B5126

Friday has the most collisions on the B5126 (59), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (81).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (5.2%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am35 (12%)
  • 9am to noon33 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm45 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm81 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm48 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight26 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June22 (7.6%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September26 (9%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November19 (6.6%)
  • December27 (9.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight202 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5126 crashes

On the B5126, 55% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph157 (55%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph108 (38%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other19 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (55%)
  • Wet or damp120 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5126 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B5126, followed by motorcyclists (9.2%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (81%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (22%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (60%)
  • Passenger140 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5126

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5126

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5126 crashes by council area

All 288 collisions on the B5126 were in Flintshire.

Collisions on the B5126 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFlintshire288448847

B5126 crashes by town

Of the 288 collisions on the B5126, 147 were in the built-up area of Connah's Quay.

Recent crashes on the B5126

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5126, from 17 June 2015 to 28 December 2024.

Severity