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B5169 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 collisions on the B5169 from 1979 to 2025, with 912 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 109 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B5169, level with 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
729
1,451st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
912
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
109
116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5169

On the B5169, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight61484%

Where the B5169 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,451st
Most casualties
1,537th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,774th

B5169 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5169 peaked at 36 in 1986 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5169, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202547
202448
202344
202255
202122
2020610
201945
201833
201777
201668
201522
20141012
201378
201278
201177
20101111
200978
20081927
20071214
20061518
20051317
20042126
20031622
20021417
20012342
20002125
19991519
19982842
19971826
19962128
19951621
19941417
19933234
19922937
19912326
19902029
19892631
19882025
19872325
19863642
19852528
19841827
19832830
19821921
19812328
19802125
19792428

When crashes happen on the B5169

Friday has the most collisions on the B5169 (142), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (166).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday142 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am19 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am99 (14%)
  • 9am to noon97 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm119 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm166 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm121 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight99 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.9%)
  • February46 (6.3%)
  • March63 (8.6%)
  • April63 (8.6%)
  • May61 (8.4%)
  • June55 (7.5%)
  • July58 (8%)
  • August57 (7.8%)
  • September56 (7.7%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November68 (9.3%)
  • December57 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight507 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5169 crashes

On the B5169, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph725 (99%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry453 (62%)
  • Wet or damp261 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5169 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B5169, followed by pedestrians (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (50%)
  • Pedestrian224 (25%)
  • Cyclist88 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (75%)
  • Motorcycle97 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (18%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35185 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7539 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (54%)
  • Pedestrian224 (25%)
  • Passenger191 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5169

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5169

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5169 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5169 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockport has the most, with 693, followed by Manchester (31).

Collisions on the B5169 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport6938725101
2ndManchester313515

B5169 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5169 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Stockport (586) and Reddish (102).

Recent crashes on the B5169

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5169, from 10 January 2020 to 29 October 2025.

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