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B5250 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 collisions on the B5250 from 1979 to 2025, with 637 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 108 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the B5250, up 75% from 4 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
450
2,128th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
637
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
108
124 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5250

On the B5250, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10824%
  • Slight33775%

Where the B5250 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,128th
Most casualties
2,046th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
1,793rd

B5250 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5250 peaked at 22 in 1979 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5250, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202446
202333
202222
202189
202033
201969
201825
201756
201622
201545
201489
201367
201259
2011611
201023
2009510
2008612
2007814
2006713
20051625
2004619
2003913
20021116
20011421
200078
19991013
19981321
19971922
19961114
19951011
19941723
19931215
19921420
19912131
19901221
19891216
19881219
19871218
19861923
19851517
1984912
19831017
19821117
19811011
19801721
19792226

When crashes happen on the B5250

Saturday has the most collisions on the B5250 (88), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (103).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday88 (20%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am24 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am56 (12%)
  • 9am to noon64 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm64 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm103 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm81 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March38 (8.4%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November31 (6.9%)
  • December44 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight299 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5250 crashes

On the B5250, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph269 (60%)
  • 40 mph154 (34%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (61%)
  • Wet or damp150 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5250 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B5250, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (16%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (69%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20138 (22%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (62%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5250

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5250

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5250 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5250 were recorded in 4 council areas. Chorley has the most, with 318, followed by West Lancashire (116) and Wigan (9).

Collisions on the B5250 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley318453382
2ndWest Lancashire116167122
3rdWigan91003
4thDerby7711

B5250 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5250 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Eccleston (238) and Derby (7).

Recent crashes on the B5250

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5250, from 15 October 2020 to 19 December 2025.

Severity