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B5343 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49 collisions on the B5343 from 1979 to 2023, with 69 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B5343 was on 3 May 2023.

Collisions since 1979
49
4,617th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
69
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
12
13 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
3 May 2023
Busiest year
1990
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B5343

None of the 49 collisions on the B5343 were fatal, and 24% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1224%
  • Slight3776%

Where the B5343 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,617th
Most casualties
4,593rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B5343 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5343 peaked at 5 in 1990, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B5343, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201512
201411
201300
201200
201112
201011
200911
200811
200700
200600
200512
200400
200300
200211
200123
200012
199912
199822
199724
199622
199500
199435
199311
199200
199100
199056
198947
198811
198733
198633
198511
198446
198300
198200
198125
198000
197923

When crashes happen on the B5343

Sunday has the most collisions on the B5343 (10), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (6.1%)
  • Tuesday7 (14%)
  • Wednesday7 (14%)
  • Thursday7 (14%)
  • Friday8 (16%)
  • Saturday7 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (8.2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (20%)
  • 9am to noon6 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm5 (10%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.1%)
  • February1 (2%)
  • March7 (14%)
  • April3 (6.1%)
  • May5 (10%)
  • June3 (6.1%)
  • July6 (12%)
  • August11 (22%)
  • September3 (6.1%)
  • October5 (10%)
  • November1 (2%)
  • December1 (2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight37 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5343 crashes

On the B5343, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2%)
  • 30 mph2 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph44 (90%)
  • 70 mph2 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (12%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2%)
  • Other1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry28 (57%)
  • Wet or damp19 (39%)
  • Snow2 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5343 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B5343, followed by motorcyclists (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant45 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (20%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car61 (70%)
  • Motorcycle14 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (28%)
  • 21 to 2513 (19%)
  • 26 to 3517 (25%)
  • 36 to 455 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 554 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 653 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.4%)
  • Over 751 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (52%)
  • Passenger28 (41%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5343

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B5343

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5343 crashes by council area

All 49 collisions on the B5343 were in Westmorland and Furness.

Collisions on the B5343 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness4969012

Latest recorded crashes on the B5343

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5343, from 31 August 1990 to 3 May 2023.

Severity