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B5408 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 collisions on the B5408 from 1979 to 2025, with 247 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 32 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B5408, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
198
3,253rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
247
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
32
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5408

On the B5408, 1% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16483%

Where the B5408 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,253rd
Most casualties
3,365th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

B5408 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5408 peaked at 12 in 1998 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5408, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202446
202311
202211
202168
202000
201911
201800
201711
201633
201512
201466
201311
201222
201146
201037
200958
200811
200766
200633
200578
200448
200333
200222
200155
200033
199911
19981213
199756
199646
1995610
199456
199333
199279
199133
1990911
198966
198869
198767
198679
1985811
198458
198355
198244
198167
1980811
197966

When crashes happen on the B5408

Friday has the most collisions on the B5408 (40), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (48).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (10%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am27 (14%)
  • 9am to noon20 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm30 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm48 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm37 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight27 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.6%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March15 (7.6%)
  • April17 (8.6%)
  • May18 (9.1%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July18 (9.1%)
  • August16 (8.1%)
  • September17 (8.6%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November13 (6.6%)
  • December19 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight135 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5408 crashes

On the B5408, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (95%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (64%)
  • Wet or damp64 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5408 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B5408, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (52%)
  • Pedestrian55 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2053 (21%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (52%)
  • Passenger63 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5408

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5408

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5408 crashes by council area

All 198 collisions on the B5408 were in Bolton.

Collisions on the B5408 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolton198247232

B5408 crashes by town

Of the 198 collisions on the B5408, 165 were in the built-up area of Blackrod.

Recent crashes on the B5408

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5408, from 29 June 2014 to 15 December 2025.

Severity