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B5156 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 collisions on the B5156 from 1979 to 2025, with 168 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 17 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B5156, level with 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
133
3,734th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
168
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
17
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B5156

On the B5156, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious1713%
  • Slight11385%

Where the B5156 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,734th
Most casualties
3,818th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B5156 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5156 peaked at 9 in 1995 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5156, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202434
202311
202211
202100
202000
201933
201823
201711
201633
201533
201457
201312
201223
201146
201035
200923
200822
200769
200623
200523
200400
200322
200211
200100
200035
199945
199846
199734
199612
1995910
199467
199334
199211
199155
199055
198933
198845
198756
198646
198511
198455
198313
198234
198156
198033
197933

When crashes happen on the B5156

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5156 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (40).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.5%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (3.8%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (11%)
  • 9am to noon18 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm40 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm23 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.3%)
  • February10 (7.5%)
  • March10 (7.5%)
  • April11 (8.3%)
  • May13 (9.8%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July9 (6.8%)
  • August9 (6.8%)
  • September13 (9.8%)
  • October10 (7.5%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December11 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight94 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5156 crashes

On the B5156, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph125 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (64%)
  • Wet or damp45 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5156 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the B5156, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (77%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (21%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5514 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (71%)
  • Passenger32 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5156

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5156

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5156 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5156 were recorded in 2 council areas. Warrington has the most, with 124, followed by Manchester (3).

Collisions on the B5156 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWarrington124156316
2ndManchester3400

B5156 crashes by town

Of the 133 collisions on the B5156, 95 were in the built-up area of Warrington.

Recent crashes on the B5156

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5156, from 12 March 2014 to 18 May 2025.

Severity