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B5142 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 collisions on the B5142 from 1979 to 2025, with 197 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5142, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
154
3,559th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
197
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
21
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B5142

None of the 154 collisions on the B5142 were fatal, and 14% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight13386%

Where the B5142 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,559th
Most casualties
3,641st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

B5142 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5142 peaked at 7 in 1999 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5142, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202322
202233
202122
202011
201923
201812
201711
201611
201545
201423
201358
201211
201124
201011
200923
200822
200733
200645
200533
200446
200344
2002510
200158
200022
1999710
199833
199746
199622
199556
199446
199358
199257
199133
199033
198958
198833
198768
198635
198522
198455
198356
198222
198177
198067
197966

When crashes happen on the B5142

Friday has the most collisions on the B5142 (33), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (39).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday33 (21%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (6.5%)
  • 9am to noon34 (22%)
  • Noon to 3pm26 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm39 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.8%)
  • February8 (5.2%)
  • March15 (9.7%)
  • April8 (5.2%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July5 (3.2%)
  • August14 (9.1%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December13 (8.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight120 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5142 crashes

On the B5142, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph150 (97%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (71%)
  • Wet or damp43 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5142 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B5142, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (52%)
  • Pedestrian38 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (73%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5514 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (56%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5142

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5142

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5142 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5142 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wirral has the most, with 146, followed by Cheshire West and Chester (7).

Collisions on the B5142 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral146186020
2ndCheshire West and Chester71001

B5142 crashes by town

Of the 154 collisions on the B5142, 142 were in the built-up area of Wallasey.

Recent crashes on the B5142

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5142, from 9 January 2013 to 17 October 2025.

Severity