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B5161 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 collisions on the B5161 from 1979 to 2025, with 158 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 16 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5161, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
127
3,787th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
158
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5161

On the B5161, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10986%

Where the B5161 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,787th
Most casualties
3,868th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B5161 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5161 peaked at 8 in 1984 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5161, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202413
202300
202211
202111
202000
201934
201811
201700
201600
201522
201400
201356
201211
201111
201000
200947
200800
200700
200600
200511
200467
200322
200234
200111
200024
199924
199856
199766
199644
199555
199478
199311
199233
199123
199033
198914
198879
198745
198622
198522
1984811
198355
1982812
198133
198067
197978

When crashes happen on the B5161

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5161 (27), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (27).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (21%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (17%)
  • 9am to noon22 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm27 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm17 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight18 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (13%)
  • February13 (10%)
  • March4 (3.1%)
  • April9 (7.1%)
  • May10 (7.9%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July6 (4.7%)
  • August7 (5.5%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October17 (13%)
  • November7 (5.5%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight93 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5161 crashes

On the B5161, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (98%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (59%)
  • Wet or damp44 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (5.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (94%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5161 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B5161, followed by pedestrians (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (57%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (73%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2026 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5514 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (64%)
  • Passenger38 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5161

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5161

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5161 crashes by council area

Of the 127 collisions on the B5161, 124 were in Trafford.

Collisions on the B5161 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTrafford124154215

B5161 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5161 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Bowdon (69) and Altrincham (42).

Recent crashes on the B5161

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5161, from 9 September 2004 to 11 November 2025.

Severity