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B522 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 collisions on the B522 from 1979 to 2024, with 313 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 40 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B522 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
285
2,775th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
313
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
40
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B522

On the B522, 0.4% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24486%

Where the B522 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,775th
Most casualties
3,063rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,266th

B522 accidents by year

Collisions on the B522 peaked at 46 in 1988; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B522, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202300
202222
202111
202011
201900
201822
201713
201600
201500
201411
201322
201222
201111
201011
200900
200811
200700
200622
200533
200400
200300
200200
200100
200012
199900
199822
199734
199646
199500
199433
199300
199200
199100
19902426
19892525
19884649
19872730
19862730
19854347
19842628
19833034
198211
198100
198000
197912

When crashes happen on the B522

Friday has the most collisions on the B522 (54), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (72).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (18%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am16 (5.6%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (7.4%)
  • 9am to noon62 (22%)
  • Noon to 3pm72 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm57 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (9.1%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.4%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April15 (5.3%)
  • May28 (9.8%)
  • June28 (9.8%)
  • July25 (8.8%)
  • August18 (6.3%)
  • September23 (8.1%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November23 (8.1%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight219 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B522 crashes

On the B522, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph280 (98%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (79%)
  • Wet or damp55 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • One way street or slip road169 (59%)
  • Single carriageway81 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B522 crashes

Pedestrians make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the B522, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian103 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (19%)
  • Car occupant56 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (47%)
  • Motorcycle70 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (17%)
  • 26 to 3585 (27%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (45%)
  • Pedestrian103 (33%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B522

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B522

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B522 crashes by council area

Of the 285 collisions on the B522, 283 were in Camden.

Collisions on the B522 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden283310140

B522 crashes by town

Of the 285 collisions on the B522, 281 were in the built-up area of Camden.

Recent crashes on the B522

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B522, from 21 October 1998 to 10 October 2024.

Severity