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B5249 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48 collisions on the B5249 from 1979 to 2021, with 75 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B5249 was on 13 July 2021.

Collisions since 1979
48
4,628th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
75
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
16 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 Jul 2021
Busiest year
1996
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B5249

None of the 48 collisions on the B5249 were fatal, and 29% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2021

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1429%
  • Slight3471%

Where the B5249 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,628th
Most casualties
4,527th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B5249 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5249 peaked at 4 in 1996, and none have been recorded since 2021.

Collisions and casualties on the B5249, 1979 to 2021

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202111
202000
201900
201812
201700
201626
201538
201411
201300
201200
201111
201023
200922
200800
200723
200600
200523
200411
200311
200211
200100
200000
199913
199800
199711
199646
199523
199400
199325
199213
199100
199024
198900
198800
198733
198600
198523
198411
198311
198211
198123
198044
197911

When crashes happen on the B5249

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B5249 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (14).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (17%)
  • Tuesday6 (13%)
  • Wednesday10 (21%)
  • Thursday6 (13%)
  • Friday9 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (13%)
  • Sunday3 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (15%)
  • 9am to noon8 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm14 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (10%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.2%)
  • February2 (4.2%)
  • April6 (13%)
  • May5 (10%)
  • June8 (17%)
  • July4 (8.3%)
  • August5 (10%)
  • September2 (4.2%)
  • October4 (8.3%)
  • November7 (15%)
  • December3 (6.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight35 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5249 crashes

On the B5249, 50% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (50%)
  • 40 mph17 (35%)
  • 60 mph7 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (19%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (71%)
  • Wet or damp14 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5249 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B5249, followed by pedestrians (9.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (69%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (8%)
  • Cyclist3 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (4%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car69 (74%)
  • Motorcycle7 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (4%)
  • 16 to 2013 (17%)
  • 21 to 2511 (15%)
  • 26 to 358 (11%)
  • 36 to 4514 (19%)
  • 46 to 5510 (13%)
  • 56 to 656 (8%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider49 (65%)
  • Passenger19 (25%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5249

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5249

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5249 crashes by council area

Of the 48 collisions on the B5249, 47 were in Chorley.

Collisions on the B5249 in each area, 1979 to 2021
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley4773013

B5249 crashes by town

Of the 48 collisions on the B5249, 26 were in the built-up area of Croston.

Latest recorded crashes on the B5249

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5249, from 11 May 1996 to 13 July 2021.

Severity