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B5342 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 collisions on the B5342 from 1979 to 2025, with 232 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 19 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5342, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
147
3,619th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
232
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
19
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B5342

On the B5342, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12686%

Where the B5342 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,619th
Most casualties
3,440th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,084th

B5342 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5342 peaked at 10 in 2000 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5342, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202245
202157
202044
201900
201822
201700
201623
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200928
200834
2007712
200658
2005914
200424
2003717
200269
200169
20001020
199958
199845
199769
199617
199500
199435
1993710
199222
199147
199047
198911
198811
198733
198645
198533
198433
198368
198233
198158
198013
197967

When crashes happen on the B5342

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5342 (25), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (5.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am19 (13%)
  • 9am to noon19 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm29 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm30 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight18 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February10 (6.8%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April10 (6.8%)
  • May11 (7.5%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July9 (6.1%)
  • August12 (8.2%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October12 (8.2%)
  • November10 (6.8%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight101 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5342 crashes

On the B5342, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph146 (99%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (30%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5342 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B5342, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (57%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (75%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (13%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (16%)
  • 26 to 3547 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (47%)
  • Passenger88 (38%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5342

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5342

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5342 crashes by council area

All 147 collisions on the B5342 were in Liverpool.

Collisions on the B5342 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool147232219

B5342 crashes by town

Of the 147 collisions on the B5342, 147 were in the built-up area of Liverpool.

Recent crashes on the B5342

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5342, from 5 November 2007 to 14 April 2025.

Severity