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B5174 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 collisions on the B5174 from 1979 to 2025, with 433 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B5174, down 75% from 8 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
304
2,668th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
433
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
42
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Down 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5174

None of the 304 collisions on the B5174 were fatal, and 14% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight26286%

Where the B5174 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,668th
Most casualties
2,609th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,204th

B5174 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5174 peaked at 15 in 1999 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5174, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202489
202377
202266
202122
202055
201933
201866
201722
2016512
201558
201436
201311
201289
2011916
201045
2009814
200811
20071119
2006811
20051218
20041424
200338
200288
200168
2000711
19991524
199878
19971115
1996610
199578
1994812
1993718
199268
1991810
1990712
1989615
198889
198777
198678
198567
198456
198367
198222
198134
198066
19791215

When crashes happen on the B5174

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5174 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (75).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am28 (9.2%)
  • 9am to noon39 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm62 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm75 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm54 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February26 (8.6%)
  • March19 (6.3%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June14 (4.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August28 (9.2%)
  • September30 (9.9%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November28 (9.2%)
  • December30 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight218 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5174 crashes

On the B5174, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3%)
  • 30 mph295 (97%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (89%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5174 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B5174, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (58%)
  • Pedestrian72 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (25%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (54%)
  • Passenger129 (30%)
  • Pedestrian72 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5174

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5174

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5174 crashes by council area

All 304 collisions on the B5174 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the B5174 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool304433042

B5174 crashes by town

Of the 304 collisions on the B5174, 303 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the B5174

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5174, from 17 January 2021 to 10 November 2025.

Severity