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B5270 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 collisions on the B5270 from 1979 to 2025, with 197 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 50 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B5270, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
160
3,515th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
197
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
50
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B5270

On the B5270, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious5031%
  • Slight10767%

Where the B5270 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,515th
Most casualties
3,641st
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
2,966th

B5270 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5270 peaked at 9 in 1982 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5270, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202311
202200
202111
202011
201923
201823
201733
201600
201544
201466
201379
201245
201133
201044
200933
200811
200700
200622
200545
200411
200355
200268
200125
200045
1999512
199811
199722
199656
199512
199444
199322
199235
199144
199055
198944
198845
198777
198669
198566
198448
198322
1982911
198156
198045
197979

When crashes happen on the B5270

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5270 (34), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (41).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (21%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (6.3%)
  • 9am to noon26 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm41 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm34 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.4%)
  • February15 (9.4%)
  • March14 (8.8%)
  • April8 (5%)
  • May8 (5%)
  • June13 (8.1%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August14 (8.8%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November9 (5.6%)
  • December13 (8.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight101 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (36%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5270 crashes

On the B5270, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph136 (85%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (73%)
  • Wet or damp43 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5270 crashes

Car occupants make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the B5270, followed by motorcyclists (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (64%)
  • Motorcycle43 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (27%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3516 (8.1%)
  • 36 to 4521 (11%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (9.1%)
  • Over 7514 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (60%)
  • Passenger41 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5270

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5270

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5270 crashes by council area

All 160 collisions on the B5270 were in Wyre.

Collisions on the B5270 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre160197350

B5270 crashes by town

Of the 160 collisions on the B5270, 136 were in the built-up area of Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea.

Recent crashes on the B5270

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5270, from 10 October 2013 to 31 December 2025.

Severity