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B5247 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 collisions on the B5247 from 1979 to 2025, with 246 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 45 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B5247, level with 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
149
3,601st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
246
1.65 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
45
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 43% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5247

On the B5247, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4530%
  • Slight10268%

Where the B5247 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,601st
Most casualties
3,370th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,115th

B5247 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5247 peaked at 8 in 2002 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5247, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202427
202325
202222
202100
202011
201933
201866
201733
201611
201527
201414
201345
201245
201100
201037
200949
200835
200711
200622
200525
200446
200322
2002813
200168
2000611
199934
199811
199734
199648
199533
199459
199357
1992614
199112
199066
198956
1988310
198700
1986611
198559
198423
198355
198248
198111
198057
197926

When crashes happen on the B5247

Sunday has the most collisions on the B5247 (25), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (33).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am27 (18%)
  • 9am to noon12 (8.1%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm26 (17%)
  • 6pm to 9pm33 (22%)
  • 9pm to midnight21 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May11 (7.4%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July12 (8.1%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September9 (6%)
  • October13 (8.7%)
  • November13 (8.7%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight104 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5247 crashes

On the B5247, 42% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph62 (42%)
  • 40 mph22 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (41%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (64%)
  • Wet or damp46 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.4%)
  • Mud2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5247 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B5247, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (72%)
  • Motorcycle28 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2057 (23%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (58%)
  • Passenger86 (35%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5247

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5247

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5247 crashes by council area

Of the 149 collisions on the B5247, 146 were in Chorley.

Collisions on the B5247 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley146243245

B5247 crashes by town

Of the 149 collisions on the B5247, 29 were in the built-up area of Croston.

Recent crashes on the B5247

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5247, from 11 January 2014 to 13 August 2025.

Severity