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B5168 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 collisions on the B5168 from 1979 to 2024, with 118 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B5168 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
107
3,969th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
118
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
14 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5168

None of the 107 collisions on the B5168 were fatal, and 13% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight9387%

Where the B5168 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,969th
Most casualties
4,163rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B5168 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5168 peaked at 7 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5168, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202211
202100
202000
201912
201833
201700
201611
201512
201411
201311
201211
201100
201000
200913
200844
200722
200622
200535
200411
200333
200222
200133
200011
199933
199856
199711
199634
199567
199455
199378
199245
199111
199055
198966
198844
198722
198633
198522
198477
198322
198222
198133
198011
197911

When crashes happen on the B5168

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5168 (26), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (28).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (24%)
  • Friday25 (23%)
  • Saturday5 (4.7%)
  • Sunday6 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.9%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am19 (18%)
  • 9am to noon17 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm20 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm28 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.3%)
  • February7 (6.5%)
  • March9 (8.4%)
  • April9 (8.4%)
  • May9 (8.4%)
  • June10 (9.3%)
  • July11 (10%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September6 (5.6%)
  • October10 (9.3%)
  • November10 (9.3%)
  • December4 (3.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight87 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5168 crashes

On the B5168, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (99%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (66%)
  • Wet or damp33 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (77%)
  • Roundabout15 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5168 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B5168, followed by cyclists (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51 (43%)
  • Cyclist25 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (13%)
  • Bus or coach11 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (17%)
  • 26 to 3526 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (21%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 652 (1.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.4%)
  • Over 752 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (58%)
  • Passenger27 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5168

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5168

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5168 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5168 were recorded in 2 council areas. Manchester has the most, with 102, followed by Trafford (3).

Collisions on the B5168 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stManchester102113013
2ndTrafford3300

B5168 crashes by town

Of the 107 collisions on the B5168, 70 were in the built-up area of Wythenshawe.

Recent crashes on the B5168

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5168, from 19 March 2004 to 10 November 2024.

Severity