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B5398 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 57 collisions on the B5398 from 1979 to 2024, with 74 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 6 serious, and 3 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5398 in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
57
4,511th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
74
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
6
6 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5398

On the B5398, 5.3% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal35.3%
  • Serious611%
  • Slight4884%

Where the B5398 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,511th
Most casualties
4,538th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,823rd

B5398 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5398 peaked at 6 in 2011; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5398, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202435
202300
202257
202111
202034
201911
201824
201700
201623
201511
201400
201322
201200
201168
201011
200900
200822
200712
200611
200511
200422
200323
200223
200145
200011
199922
199800
199700
199622
199511
199400
199322
199200
199100
199000
198911
198800
198711
198612
198511
198400
198300
198213
198100
198000
197922

When crashes happen on the B5398

Monday has the most collisions on the B5398 (11), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (14).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (19%)
  • Tuesday6 (11%)
  • Wednesday9 (16%)
  • Thursday10 (18%)
  • Friday10 (18%)
  • Saturday7 (12%)
  • Sunday4 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.8%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (7%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (5.3%)
  • 9am to noon13 (23%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm11 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (25%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (7%)
  • February7 (12%)
  • March4 (7%)
  • April5 (8.8%)
  • May7 (12%)
  • June7 (12%)
  • July2 (3.5%)
  • August5 (8.8%)
  • September4 (7%)
  • October8 (14%)
  • November3 (5.3%)
  • December1 (1.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight39 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5398 crashes

On the B5398, 86% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (7%)
  • 30 mph49 (86%)
  • 60 mph4 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (74%)
  • Wet or damp14 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5398 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B5398, followed by pedestrians (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant43 (58%)
  • Pedestrian18 (24%)
  • Cyclist5 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5%)
  • Motorcycle4 (4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 209 (12%)
  • 21 to 257 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3514 (19%)
  • 36 to 4512 (16%)
  • 46 to 556 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 659 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (5.4%)
  • Over 757 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider43 (58%)
  • Pedestrian18 (24%)
  • Passenger13 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5398

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5398

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5398 crashes by council area

All 57 collisions on the B5398 were in Shropshire.

Collisions on the B5398 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire577436

B5398 crashes by town

Of the 57 collisions on the B5398, 56 were in the built-up area of Whitchurch, Shropshire.

Recent crashes on the B5398

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5398, from 19 April 2011 to 28 October 2024.

Severity