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B5181 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 collisions on the B5181 from 1979 to 2023, with 239 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 32 serious, and 5 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B5181 was on 8 February 2023.

Collisions since 1979
200
3,239th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
239
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
32
38 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
8 Feb 2023
Busiest year
1986
16 collisions

Crash severity on the B5181

On the B5181, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16382%

Where the B5181 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,239th
Most casualties
3,403rd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

B5181 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5181 peaked at 16 in 1986, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B5181, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202244
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201655
201500
201400
201322
201200
201100
201022
200955
200800
200778
200678
200534
200435
200333
200267
200147
200089
199956
199878
199799
1996910
1995912
1994613
199366
19921012
199178
1990911
198922
198867
19871214
19861619
1985810
198445
198311
198233
198123
198066
197934

When crashes happen on the B5181

Friday has the most collisions on the B5181 (46), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (47).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday46 (23%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (7.5%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.5%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (5.5%)
  • 9am to noon36 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm39 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm47 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight25 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February19 (9.5%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April11 (5.5%)
  • May16 (8%)
  • June12 (6%)
  • July9 (4.5%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October13 (6.5%)
  • November17 (8.5%)
  • December19 (9.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight144 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5181 crashes

On the B5181, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (61%)
  • Wet or damp79 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (79%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5181 crashes

Car occupants make up 46% of the people killed or injured on the B5181, followed by pedestrians (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (46%)
  • Pedestrian77 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (78%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.5%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (15%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (44%)
  • Pedestrian77 (32%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5181

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5181

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5181 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5181 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheshire East has the most, with 165, followed by Liverpool (29) and Trafford (4).

Collisions on the B5181 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East165198429
2ndLiverpool293413
3rdTrafford4500

B5181 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5181 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Macclesfield (166) and Liverpool (29).

Latest recorded crashes on the B5181

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5181, from 26 February 2007 to 8 February 2023.

Severity