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B5198 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 collisions on the B5198 from 1979 to 2024, with 150 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 16 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5198 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
104
3,995th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
150
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5198

On the B5198, 1% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1615%
  • Slight8784%

Where the B5198 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,995th
Most casualties
3,923rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B5198 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5198 peaked at 10 in 1981; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5198, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202300
202212
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201611
201511
201400
201300
201212
201111
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200033
199912
199845
1997418
199647
199569
199445
199323
199222
199179
199045
198946
198845
198744
198633
198512
198445
198322
1982915
19811012
198088
1979710

When crashes happen on the B5198

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5198 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (33).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (21%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (7.7%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (5.8%)
  • 9am to noon16 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm33 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February5 (4.8%)
  • March16 (15%)
  • April4 (3.8%)
  • May15 (14%)
  • June8 (7.7%)
  • July3 (2.9%)
  • August6 (5.8%)
  • September10 (9.6%)
  • October8 (7.7%)
  • November7 (6.7%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight73 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5198 crashes

On the B5198, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other9 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (65%)
  • Wet or damp35 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (78%)
  • Roundabout11 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5198 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B5198, followed by bus or coach occupants (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (41%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (63%)
  • Bus or coach31 (20%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (11%)
  • 11 to 1523 (15%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 259 (6%)
  • 26 to 3522 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (15%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.7%)
  • Over 753 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger70 (47%)
  • Driver or rider48 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5198

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5198

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5198 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5198 were recorded in 2 council areas. Knowsley has the most, with 100, followed by Liverpool (4).

Collisions on the B5198 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKnowsley100144115
2ndLiverpool4601

B5198 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5198 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Huyton with Roby (72) and Liverpool (4).

Recent crashes on the B5198

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5198, from 2 June 1995 to 23 March 2024.

Severity