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B5301 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 collisions on the B5301 from 1979 to 2025, with 258 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 42 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B5301, up 500% from 1 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
183
3,354th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
258
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
42
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 500% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 500% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5301

On the B5301, 2.2% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight13775%

Where the B5301 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,354th
Most casualties
3,310th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,204th

B5301 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5301 peaked at 8 in 1993 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5301, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202411
202333
202223
202122
202044
201912
201833
201722
201644
201522
201434
201322
201246
201123
201046
2009710
200867
200766
200646
200545
200469
200347
200233
200158
200023
199911
199848
199756
199623
199557
199448
1993810
1992613
199112
199046
198969
198844
198733
198655
198545
198446
1983718
198257
198135
198035
1979710

When crashes happen on the B5301

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5301 (32), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (35).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am16 (8.7%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (4.4%)
  • 6am to 9am18 (9.8%)
  • 9am to noon27 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm28 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm35 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm24 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight27 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April9 (4.9%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June17 (9.3%)
  • July18 (9.8%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September8 (4.4%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December5 (2.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight121 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5301 crashes

On the B5301, 73% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 48% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (21%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph133 (73%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Other6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (48%)
  • Wet or damp87 (48%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5301 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the B5301, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (5%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (10%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2070 (27%)
  • 21 to 2542 (16%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (65%)
  • Passenger84 (33%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5301

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5301

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5301 crashes by council area

All 183 collisions on the B5301 were in Cumberland.

Collisions on the B5301 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland183258442

B5301 crashes by town

Of the 183 collisions on the B5301, 23 were in the built-up area of Aspatria.

Recent crashes on the B5301

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5301, from 29 August 2016 to 19 November 2025.

Severity