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B5282 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 collisions on the B5282 from 1979 to 2025, with 209 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 48 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5282, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
152
3,574th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
209
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
48
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5282

On the B5282, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4832%
  • Slight10368%

Where the B5282 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,574th
Most casualties
3,560th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,024th

B5282 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5282 peaked at 10 in 1994 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5282, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202300
202211
202111
202022
201900
201824
201757
201613
201545
201423
201333
201222
201125
201025
200944
200833
200733
200635
200546
200445
200323
200214
200111
200036
199947
199822
199722
199666
199569
19941011
199335
199234
199134
199055
198978
198822
198735
198633
198522
198479
198366
198235
198147
198055
1979918

When crashes happen on the B5282

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5282 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (38).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (20%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (9.2%)
  • 9am to noon31 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm33 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm38 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.2%)
  • February7 (4.6%)
  • March9 (5.9%)
  • April15 (9.9%)
  • May12 (7.9%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July11 (7.2%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September10 (6.6%)
  • October15 (9.9%)
  • November10 (6.6%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight126 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5282 crashes

On the B5282, 47% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (26%)
  • 40 mph30 (20%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (47%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (64%)
  • Wet or damp46 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5282 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the B5282, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (67%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (18%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3515 (7.2%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.1%)
  • Over 7528 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (64%)
  • Passenger52 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5282

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5282

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5282 crashes by council area

Of the 152 collisions on the B5282, 151 were in Westmorland and Furness.

Collisions on the B5282 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness151207148

B5282 crashes by town

Of the 152 collisions on the B5282, 14 were in the built-up area of Milnthorpe.

Recent crashes on the B5282

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5282, from 8 March 2012 to 17 November 2025.

Severity