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B5155 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 collisions on the B5155 from 1979 to 2025, with 897 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 92 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 8 collisions on the B5155, up 100% from 4 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
623
1,647th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
897
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
92
109 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5155

On the B5155, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight52484%

Where the B5155 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,647th
Most casualties
1,563rd
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
2,054th

B5155 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5155 peaked at 35 in 1996 and were down to 8 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5155, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202444
202345
202235
202111
202033
201955
2018910
201778
2016812
201579
20141214
2013711
2012810
2011915
2010913
20091118
20081725
20071421
20062436
20051926
20041724
20031419
20021120
20011113
20001631
19992240
19982438
19972238
19963560
19951821
19942227
19932427
19921112
19911418
19901324
19892022
19881630
19871725
19861415
19851218
19841730
19831014
19821216
19811826
19801519
197999

When crashes happen on the B5155

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5155 (114), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (143).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (18%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am29 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am45 (7.2%)
  • 9am to noon106 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm130 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm143 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm97 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight69 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (10%)
  • February60 (9.6%)
  • March49 (7.9%)
  • April50 (8%)
  • May44 (7.1%)
  • June32 (5.1%)
  • July42 (6.7%)
  • August54 (8.7%)
  • September56 (9%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November58 (9.3%)
  • December57 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight443 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5155 crashes

On the B5155, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph513 (82%)
  • 40 mph99 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Other31 (5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (62%)
  • Wet or damp227 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (92%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5155 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B5155, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (57%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (8%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Other9 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (75%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20177 (20%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35165 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (52%)
  • Passenger292 (33%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5155

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5155

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5155 crashes by council area

Of the 623 collisions on the B5155, 622 were in Halton.

Collisions on the B5155 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHalton622896792

B5155 crashes by town

Of the 623 collisions on the B5155, 543 were in the built-up area of Runcorn.

Recent crashes on the B5155

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5155, from 10 July 2019 to 10 December 2025.

Severity