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B5422 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,010 collisions on the B5422 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,392 casualties. Of those crashes, 13 were fatal and 129 serious, and 13 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the B5422, up 200% from 3 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
1,010
1,081st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,392
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
129
143 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Up 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5422

On the B5422, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12913%
  • Slight86886%

Where the B5422 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,081st
Most casualties
1,062nd
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
1,566th

B5422 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5422 peaked at 44 in 1992 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5422, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
202435
2023710
202255
202146
202099
201945
201878
201788
2016810
20151021
2014713
2013911
20121115
20111719
20101219
20091214
20081617
20071822
20061522
20051217
20041727
20032836
20022745
20013150
20002027
19992848
19983445
19974159
19963559
19953342
19943344
19933855
19924468
19913855
19903236
19893243
19883242
19873548
19863541
19852431
19844162
19832937
19822128
19811923
19803544
19792532

When crashes happen on the B5422

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5422 (174), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (306).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday174 (17%)
  • Friday142 (14%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am40 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am100 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon108 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm181 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm306 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm179 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight89 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (9%)
  • February85 (8.4%)
  • March89 (8.8%)
  • April72 (7.1%)
  • May74 (7.3%)
  • June106 (10%)
  • July78 (7.7%)
  • August68 (6.7%)
  • September72 (7.1%)
  • October89 (8.8%)
  • November100 (9.9%)
  • December86 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight715 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5422 crashes

On the B5422, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph857 (85%)
  • 40 mph102 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.7%)
  • Other25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry642 (64%)
  • Wet or damp344 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway951 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5422 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B5422, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant811 (58%)
  • Pedestrian219 (16%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Other23 (1.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,355 (74%)
  • Motorcycle108 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.7%)
  • Other19 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15136 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20198 (14%)
  • 21 to 25184 (13%)
  • 26 to 35258 (19%)
  • 36 to 45187 (13%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.7%)
  • Over 7540 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider777 (56%)
  • Passenger396 (28%)
  • Pedestrian219 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5422

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5422

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5422 crashes by council area

Of the 1,010 collisions on the B5422, 1,009 were in Sefton.

Collisions on the B5422 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSefton1,0091,39113129

B5422 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5422 were recorded in 6 towns and built-up areas, led by Litherland (326) and Maghull (223).

Recent crashes on the B5422

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5422, from 8 September 2021 to 10 December 2025.

Severity