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B517 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 collisions on the B517 from 1979 to 2025, with 625 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 97 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B517, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
570
1,766th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
625
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
97
99 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B517

On the B517, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9717%
  • Slight46481%

Where the B517 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,766th
Most casualties
2,079th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
1,966th

B517 accidents by year

Collisions on the B517 peaked at 28 in 1987 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B517, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202366
202279
202155
202055
201944
20181414
2017810
201644
201522
201435
201366
201244
201155
20101213
20091213
20081218
200756
20061111
200555
200445
200377
2002810
20011415
20001517
1999910
19981822
19972022
19961919
19952021
19941616
19931515
19921111
1991610
19902021
19891818
19881616
19872833
19862121
19851921
19842526
19831921
19822626
19812529
19801618
19792126

When crashes happen on the B517

Monday has the most collisions on the B517 (102), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (139).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (18%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (4.6%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (7.7%)
  • 9am to noon91 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm96 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm139 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm113 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight54 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.1%)
  • February48 (8.4%)
  • March37 (6.5%)
  • April47 (8.2%)
  • May45 (7.9%)
  • June52 (9.1%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August40 (7%)
  • September51 (8.9%)
  • October43 (7.5%)
  • November54 (9.5%)
  • December50 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight402 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B517 crashes

On the B517, 91% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 77% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph521 (91%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other64 (11%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (77%)
  • Wet or damp124 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B517 crashes

Pedestrians make up 38% of the people killed or injured on the B517, followed by car occupants (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian238 (38%)
  • Car occupant122 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (15%)
  • Cyclist83 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (57%)
  • Motorcycle110 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (10%)
  • Bus or coach70 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2061 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (43%)
  • Pedestrian238 (38%)
  • Passenger116 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B517

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B517

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B517 crashes by council area

Of the 570 collisions on the B517, 568 were in Camden.

Collisions on the B517 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden568623997

B517 crashes by town

Of the 570 collisions on the B517, 506 were in the built-up area of Camden.

Recent crashes on the B517

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B517, from 9 June 2020 to 10 December 2025.

Severity