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B5271 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 collisions on the B5271 from 1981 to 2020, with 40 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B5271 was on 2 November 2020.

Collisions since 1981
33
4,850th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
40
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
8
8 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
2 Nov 2020
Busiest year
2008
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B5271

None of the 33 collisions on the B5271 were fatal, and 24% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2020

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious824%
  • Slight2576%

Where the B5271 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,850th
Most casualties
4,887th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,719th

B5271 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5271 peaked at 4 in 2008, and none have been recorded since 2020.

Collisions and casualties on the B5271, 1981 to 2020

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202011
201900
201811
201700
201600
201500
201400
201322
201200
201100
201000
200900
200845
200700
200600
200500
200411
200323
200200
200100
200022
199922
199800
199700
199611
199500
199400
199311
199223
199122
199000
198922
198845
198711
198600
198512
198400
198322
198211
198113

When crashes happen on the B5271

Monday has the most collisions on the B5271 (8), and 9am to noon is the busiest time of day (8).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (24%)
  • Tuesday4 (12%)
  • Wednesday6 (18%)
  • Thursday3 (9.1%)
  • Friday3 (9.1%)
  • Saturday4 (12%)
  • Sunday5 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (6.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (15%)
  • 9am to noon8 (24%)
  • Noon to 3pm4 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm7 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.1%)
  • February2 (6.1%)
  • March1 (3%)
  • April2 (6.1%)
  • May3 (9.1%)
  • June2 (6.1%)
  • July4 (12%)
  • August4 (12%)
  • September2 (6.1%)
  • October3 (9.1%)
  • November4 (12%)
  • December4 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight23 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5271 crashes

On the B5271, 55% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (45%)
  • 60 mph18 (55%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3%)
  • Other1 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (64%)
  • Wet or damp11 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5271 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B5271, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (13%)
  • Pedestrian5 (13%)
  • Cyclist4 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30 (61%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (12%)
  • Motorcycle5 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 207 (18%)
  • 21 to 256 (15%)
  • 26 to 359 (23%)
  • 36 to 454 (10%)
  • 46 to 552 (5%)
  • 56 to 655 (13%)
  • 66 to 755 (13%)
  • Over 751 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (78%)
  • Pedestrian5 (13%)
  • Passenger4 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5271

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5271

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5271 crashes by council area

Of the 33 collisions on the B5271, 30 were in Westmorland and Furness.

Collisions on the B5271 in each area, 1981 to 2020
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness303707

B5271 crashes by town

Of the 33 collisions on the B5271, 6 were in the built-up area of Grange-over-Sands.

Latest recorded crashes on the B5271

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5271, from 9 July 1988 to 2 November 2020.

Severity