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B5309 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 collisions on the B5309 from 1979 to 2024, with 117 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 19 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5309 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
86
4,173rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
117
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
19
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5309

On the B5309, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious1922%
  • Slight6576%

Where the B5309 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,173rd
Most casualties
4,171st
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,084th

B5309 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5309 peaked at 5 in 2004; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5309, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202233
202100
202011
201946
201811
201711
201611
201511
201423
201322
201211
201112
201011
200934
200824
200736
200600
200535
200457
200311
200211
200123
200045
199924
199811
199733
199611
199511
199423
199322
199247
199137
199023
198900
198833
198722
198611
198511
198411
198356
198235
198122
198012
197911

When crashes happen on the B5309

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5309 (15), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (17%)
  • Wednesday9 (10%)
  • Thursday13 (15%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday8 (9.3%)
  • Sunday15 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2.3%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (12%)
  • 9am to noon17 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm16 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7%)
  • February5 (5.8%)
  • March8 (9.3%)
  • April3 (3.5%)
  • May6 (7%)
  • June10 (12%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August10 (12%)
  • September6 (7%)
  • October9 (10%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December3 (3.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight74 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5309 crashes

On the B5309, 55% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (40%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (55%)
  • Wet or damp39 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (92%)
  • Roundabout6 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5309 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B5309, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Cyclist10 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.8%)
  • Minibus2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (13%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3531 (26%)
  • 36 to 4523 (20%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (75%)
  • Passenger25 (21%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5309

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5309

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5309 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5309 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire West and Chester has the most, with 43, followed by Cheshire East (42).

Collisions on the B5309 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester4360213
2ndCheshire East425506

B5309 crashes by town

Of the 86 collisions on the B5309, 20 were in the built-up area of Middlewich.

Recent crashes on the B5309

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5309, from 11 October 2008 to 27 December 2024.

Severity