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B5440 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 collisions on the B5440 from 1979 to 2025, with 583 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 47 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B5440, up 50% from 4 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
420
2,218th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
583
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
47
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 100% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5440

On the B5440, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37088%

Where the B5440 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,218th
Most casualties
2,190th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,056th

B5440 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5440 peaked at 18 in 1997 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5440, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202444
202300
202222
202123
202044
201911
2018611
2017915
201667
2015613
2014411
201355
20121323
201155
20101014
2009913
200869
20071417
2006911
200567
20041319
20031317
20021328
20011015
20001015
19991319
19981419
19971820
19961116
19951416
19941219
19931621
19921118
199189
199045
1989611
19881112
19871220
198689
198567
19841113
19831217
19821213
19811518
198089
19791215

When crashes happen on the B5440

Friday has the most collisions on the B5440 (84), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (110).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday84 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (10%)
  • Sunday35 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am49 (12%)
  • 9am to noon46 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm67 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm110 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm86 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight48 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April34 (8.1%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June23 (5.5%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August31 (7.4%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November36 (8.6%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight285 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5440 crashes

On the B5440, 67% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (33%)
  • 40 mph281 (67%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (65%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (77%)
  • Roundabout88 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5440 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the B5440, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (67%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5440

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5440

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5440 crashes by council area

All 420 collisions on the B5440 were in Tamworth.

Collisions on the B5440 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTamworth420583347

B5440 crashes by town

Of the 420 collisions on the B5440, 420 were in the built-up area of Tamworth.

Recent crashes on the B5440

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5440, from 22 January 2018 to 18 December 2025.

Severity