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B5159 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 collisions on the B5159 from 1979 to 2025, with 206 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 27 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B5159, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
160
3,515th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
206
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
27
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B5159

On the B5159, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12981%

Where the B5159 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,515th
Most casualties
3,580th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,732nd

B5159 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5159 peaked at 8 in 1986 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5159, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202334
202211
202134
202044
201944
201823
201723
201611
201500
201433
201345
201269
201144
201045
200944
200825
200733
200623
200545
200466
200368
200211
200138
2000610
199946
199855
199722
199611
199522
199437
199366
199255
199135
199011
198935
198812
198779
198689
198525
198467
198333
198268
198156
198044
197933

When crashes happen on the B5159

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5159 (29), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (45).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (1.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am27 (17%)
  • 9am to noon31 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm45 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (8.8%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March14 (8.8%)
  • April5 (3.1%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November15 (9.4%)
  • December11 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight125 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5159 crashes

On the B5159, 50% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph53 (33%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph80 (50%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (64%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5159 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the B5159, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (73%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (19%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (70%)
  • Passenger48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5159

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5159

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5159 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5159 were recorded in 3 council areas. Warrington has the most, with 71, followed by Cheshire East (54) and Trafford (35).

Collisions on the B5159 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWarrington7190212
2ndCheshire East5466111
3rdTrafford355014

B5159 crashes by town

Of the 160 collisions on the B5159, 10 were in the built-up area of Lymm.

Recent crashes on the B5159

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5159, from 14 May 2014 to 21 September 2025.

Severity