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B5415 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42 collisions on the B5415 from 1980 to 2018, with 54 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B5415 was on 17 August 2018.

Collisions since 1980
42
4,725th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
54
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
7
9 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
17 Aug 2018
Busiest year
2004
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B5415

None of the 42 collisions on the B5415 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2018

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious717%
  • Slight3583%

Where the B5415 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,725th
Most casualties
4,741st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,768th

B5415 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5415 peaked at 5 in 2004, and none have been recorded since 2018.

Collisions and casualties on the B5415, 1980 to 2018

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201811
201700
201600
201500
201411
201300
201200
201111
201011
200912
200811
200722
200600
200523
200457
200323
200222
200100
200023
199900
199833
199711
199622
199500
199400
199311
199200
199135
199012
198900
198800
198700
198622
198513
198411
198311
198222
198123
198011

When crashes happen on the B5415

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5415 (8), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (8).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (17%)
  • Tuesday6 (14%)
  • Wednesday6 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (19%)
  • Friday2 (4.8%)
  • Saturday6 (14%)
  • Sunday7 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (19%)
  • 9am to noon8 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm6 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm5 (12%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (9.5%)
  • February4 (9.5%)
  • March2 (4.8%)
  • April5 (12%)
  • May3 (7.1%)
  • July9 (21%)
  • August5 (12%)
  • September1 (2.4%)
  • October2 (4.8%)
  • November4 (9.5%)
  • December3 (7.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight32 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5415 crashes

On the B5415, 79% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 60% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (19%)
  • 60 mph33 (79%)
  • 70 mph1 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (31%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (4.8%)
  • Other2 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp25 (60%)
  • Dry13 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (7.1%)
  • Snow1 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5415 crashes

Car occupants make up 91% of the people killed or injured on the B5415, followed by cyclists (1.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (91%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.9%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.9%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car55 (85%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle1 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2010 (19%)
  • 21 to 256 (11%)
  • 26 to 3512 (22%)
  • 36 to 457 (13%)
  • 46 to 557 (13%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (70%)
  • Passenger15 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B5415

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B5415

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5415 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B5415 were recorded in 3 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has the most, with 28, followed by Wirral (6) and Shropshire (4).

Collisions on the B5415 in each area, 1980 to 2018
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme283605
2ndWirral6701
3rdShropshire4500

B5415 crashes by town

Of the 42 collisions on the B5415, 6 were in the built-up area of Wallasey.

Latest recorded crashes on the B5415

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B5415, from 17 July 1997 to 17 August 2018.

Severity