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B5224 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55 collisions on the B5224 from 1979 to 2025, with 73 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5224, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
55
4,530th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
73
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
9
9 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B5224

None of the 55 collisions on the B5224 were fatal, and 16% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious916%
  • Slight4684%

Where the B5224 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,530th
Most casualties
4,547th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,674th

B5224 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5224 peaked at 4 in 2010 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5224, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202200
202100
202000
201900
201812
201722
201600
201500
201400
201300
201236
201123
201049
200922
200800
200711
200611
200522
200434
200300
200234
200111
200022
199913
199822
199723
199612
199500
199411
199344
199222
199122
199011
198922
198811
198700
198611
198511
198400
198323
198200
198112
198011
197922

When crashes happen on the B5224

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B5224 (12), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday7 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (22%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday11 (20%)
  • Saturday10 (18%)
  • Sunday3 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (11%)
  • 9am to noon9 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (33%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight1 (1.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.1%)
  • February7 (13%)
  • March4 (7.3%)
  • April5 (9.1%)
  • May3 (5.5%)
  • June4 (7.3%)
  • July6 (11%)
  • August3 (5.5%)
  • September2 (3.6%)
  • October3 (5.5%)
  • November4 (7.3%)
  • December9 (16%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight46 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5224 crashes

On the B5224, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (15%)
  • 30 mph47 (85%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds45 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (15%)
  • Other1 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (65%)
  • Wet or damp16 (29%)
  • Snow2 (3.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5224 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B5224, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant42 (58%)
  • Pedestrian13 (18%)
  • Cyclist9 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car76 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (3%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 208 (11%)
  • 21 to 256 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3518 (25%)
  • 36 to 459 (12%)
  • 46 to 556 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (11%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.7%)
  • Over 751 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (52%)
  • Passenger22 (30%)
  • Pedestrian13 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5224

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5224

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5224 crashes by council area

Of the 55 collisions on the B5224, 54 were in Trafford.

Collisions on the B5224 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTrafford547109

B5224 crashes by town

Of the 55 collisions on the B5224, 51 were in the built-up area of Old Trafford.

Recent crashes on the B5224

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5224, from 19 April 2002 to 25 February 2025.

Severity