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B5147 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 collisions on the B5147 from 1979 to 2025, with 134 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5147, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
114
3,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
134
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
17
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B5147

None of the 114 collisions on the B5147 were fatal, and 15% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9785%

Where the B5147 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,903rd
Most casualties
4,045th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B5147 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5147 peaked at 6 in 1995 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5147, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202211
202122
202011
201911
201811
201722
201633
201522
201400
201322
201222
201122
201022
200936
200822
200722
200623
200544
200422
200334
200223
200100
200022
199911
199822
199745
199657
199568
199444
199347
199255
199133
199059
198934
198811
198711
198633
198533
198434
198311
198233
198155
198066
197911

When crashes happen on the B5147

Friday has the most collisions on the B5147 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (31).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday23 (20%)
  • Saturday19 (17%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (6.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (9.6%)
  • 9am to noon19 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm31 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (13%)
  • February7 (6.1%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April11 (9.6%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June4 (3.5%)
  • July10 (8.8%)
  • August8 (7%)
  • September6 (5.3%)
  • October10 (8.8%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December9 (7.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight86 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5147 crashes

On the B5147, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph110 (96%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (66%)
  • Wet or damp38 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (85%)
  • Roundabout12 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5147 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B5147, followed by pedestrians (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant57 (43%)
  • Pedestrian33 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (14%)
  • Cyclist14 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (68%)
  • Motorcycle21 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (19%)
  • 21 to 2522 (16%)
  • 26 to 3518 (13%)
  • 36 to 458 (6%)
  • 46 to 5513 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (6%)
  • Over 755 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (49%)
  • Passenger35 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5147

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5147

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5147 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5147 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wirral has the most, with 106, followed by Sefton (4).

Collisions on the B5147 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWirral106126017
2ndSefton4400

B5147 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5147 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Birkenhead (100) and Hoylake (4).

Recent crashes on the B5147

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5147, from 6 October 2009 to 17 July 2025.

Severity