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B5146 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 68 collisions on the B5146 from 1979 to 2022, with 80 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 13 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B5146 was on 31 October 2022.

Collisions since 1979
68
4,387th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
80
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
13
15 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
31 Oct 2022
Busiest year
1997
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B5146

On the B5146, 2.9% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2022

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious1319%
  • Slight5378%

Where the B5146 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,387th
Most casualties
4,477th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

B5146 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5146 peaked at 7 in 1997, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the B5146, 1979 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202211
202112
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201411
201322
201200
201100
201011
200912
200811
200722
200623
200511
200411
200311
200211
200122
200011
199900
199822
199778
199667
199544
199457
199344
1992710
199145
199011
198922
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198300
198233
198111
198011
197923

When crashes happen on the B5146

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5146 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (13%)
  • Wednesday11 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (21%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday6 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (13%)
  • 9am to noon6 (8.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (10%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.8%)
  • February3 (4.4%)
  • March3 (4.4%)
  • April6 (8.8%)
  • May7 (10%)
  • June10 (15%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August6 (8.8%)
  • September6 (8.8%)
  • October2 (2.9%)
  • November6 (8.8%)
  • December6 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight45 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5146 crashes

On the B5146, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (69%)
  • Wet or damp19 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (84%)
  • Roundabout11 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5146 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B5146, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (15%)
  • Pedestrian12 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car78 (67%)
  • Motorcycle12 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (10%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (20%)
  • 21 to 2514 (18%)
  • 26 to 3519 (24%)
  • 36 to 4510 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 652 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (66%)
  • Passenger15 (19%)
  • Pedestrian12 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5146

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5146

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5146 crashes by council area

Of the 68 collisions on the B5146, 67 were in Wirral.

Collisions on the B5146 in each area, 1979 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral6779213

B5146 crashes by town

Of the 68 collisions on the B5146, 66 were in the built-up area of Birkenhead.

Latest recorded crashes on the B5146

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5146, from 26 June 1997 to 31 October 2022.

Severity