Skip to main content
CrashStats

B5391 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 collisions on the B5391 from 1979 to 2024, with 151 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 20 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5391 in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
113
3,913th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
151
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
20
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5391

On the B5391, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight9281%

Where the B5391 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,913th
Most casualties
3,916th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

B5391 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5391 peaked at 7 in 1997; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5391, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202433
202300
202211
202123
202011
201944
201800
201734
201634
201500
201422
201334
201211
201111
201000
2009610
200822
200700
200600
200511
200411
200323
200222
200123
200035
199922
199811
1997713
199636
199536
199456
199357
199211
199133
199057
198955
198845
198744
198622
198522
198445
198334
198248
198133
198011
197935

When crashes happen on the B5391

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B5391 (21), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (29).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (4.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (12%)
  • 9am to noon14 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm29 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.2%)
  • February11 (9.7%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April7 (6.2%)
  • May4 (3.5%)
  • June16 (14%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August10 (8.8%)
  • September10 (8.8%)
  • October6 (5.3%)
  • November8 (7.1%)
  • December13 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5391 crashes

On the B5391, 46% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (16%)
  • 40 mph39 (35%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (46%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (54%)
  • Wet or damp51 (45%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5391 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B5391, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (15%)
  • Cyclist9 (6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (72%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (20%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (28%)
  • 36 to 4513 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.3%)
  • Over 754 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (72%)
  • Passenger35 (23%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5391

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5391

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5391 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5391 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheshire East has the most, with 58, followed by Cheshire West and Chester (54).

Collisions on the B5391 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire East5875111
2ndCheshire West and Chester547509

Recent crashes on the B5391

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5391, from 29 September 2009 to 16 November 2024.

Severity