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B5241 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60 collisions on the B5241 from 1979 to 2023, with 87 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 4 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B5241 was on 4 December 2023.

Collisions since 1979
60
4,476th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
87
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
4
4 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
4 Dec 2023
Busiest year
1979
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B5241

On the B5241, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal11.7%
  • Serious46.7%
  • Slight5592%

Where the B5241 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,476th
Most casualties
4,417th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,879th

B5241 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5241 peaked at 7 in 1979, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B5241, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202211
202100
202000
201900
201823
201711
201611
201544
201412
201339
201226
201111
201014
200911
200800
200700
200613
200522
200400
200334
200223
200111
200011
199911
199868
199711
199635
199500
199423
199323
199211
199100
199023
198900
198800
198700
198600
198511
198411
198311
198211
198123
198000
197977

When crashes happen on the B5241

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5241 (12), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (13%)
  • Tuesday12 (20%)
  • Wednesday7 (12%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday7 (12%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (15%)
  • 9am to noon10 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (5%)
  • February5 (8.3%)
  • March5 (8.3%)
  • April5 (8.3%)
  • May8 (13%)
  • June3 (5%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August2 (3.3%)
  • September4 (6.7%)
  • October5 (8.3%)
  • November9 (15%)
  • December4 (6.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight45 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5241 crashes

On the B5241, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph58 (97%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry35 (58%)
  • Wet or damp24 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5241 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the B5241, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant48 (55%)
  • Pedestrian16 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (13%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car74 (69%)
  • Motorcycle9 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (11%)
  • 16 to 2014 (16%)
  • 21 to 2513 (15%)
  • 26 to 358 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4513 (15%)
  • 46 to 559 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.3%)
  • Over 752 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider49 (56%)
  • Passenger22 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5241

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5241

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5241 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5241 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lancashire has the most, with 56, followed by Sefton (4).

Collisions on the B5241 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lancashire568113
2ndSefton4601

B5241 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5241 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Burscough (54) and Southport (3).

Latest recorded crashes on the B5241

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5241, from 17 February 2003 to 4 December 2023.

Severity