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B5368 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 collisions on the B5368 from 1979 to 2025, with 607 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 53 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B5368, up 200% from 1 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
477
2,044th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
607
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
53
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 500% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5368

On the B5368, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight42088%

Where the B5368 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,044th
Most casualties
2,115th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,886th

B5368 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5368 peaked at 23 in 1979 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5368, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202536
202411
202311
202200
202112
202012
201967
201834
201757
201689
201557
20141218
2013711
2012710
201168
20101216
200979
200866
20071011
20061322
20051317
200477
2003812
20021420
20011415
20001215
19991934
19981516
19971313
19961415
19951518
19941116
19931619
19921418
19911214
19902126
19891822
198856
19871516
198667
19851521
1984810
19831314
19821618
19811315
19801315
19792331

When crashes happen on the B5368

Friday has the most collisions on the B5368 (86), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (148).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (1.9%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am59 (12%)
  • 9am to noon48 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm94 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm148 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm74 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight40 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April31 (6.5%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September40 (8.4%)
  • October36 (7.5%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December38 (8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight359 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5368 crashes

On the B5368, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph469 (98%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (86%)
  • Roundabout56 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5368 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B5368, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (57%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (12%)
  • Cyclist61 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (76%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (60%)
  • Passenger143 (24%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5368

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5368

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5368 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5368 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has the most, with 472, followed by Stafford (4).

Collisions on the B5368 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme472601453
2ndStafford4500

B5368 crashes by town

Of the 477 collisions on the B5368, 418 were in the built-up area of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Recent crashes on the B5368

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5368, from 28 July 2016 to 1 November 2025.

Severity