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B5490 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 collisions on the B5490 from 1988 to 2025, with 46 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 4 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5490, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1988
33
4,850th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
46
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
4
5 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B5490

None of the 33 collisions on the B5490 were fatal, and 12% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1988 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious412%
  • Slight2988%

Where the B5490 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,850th
Most casualties
4,827th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,879th

B5490 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5490 peaked at 6 in 2013 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5490, 1988 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202322
202200
202122
202033
201936
201822
201711
201611
201511
201411
2013610
201224
201122
201025
200911
200822
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198812

When crashes happen on the B5490

Saturday has the most collisions on the B5490 (8), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (7).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (18%)
  • Tuesday5 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (18%)
  • Thursday4 (12%)
  • Friday3 (9.1%)
  • Saturday8 (24%)
  • Sunday1 (3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (12%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (21%)
  • 9am to noon5 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm3 (9.1%)
  • 3pm to 6pm6 (18%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (9.1%)
  • February3 (9.1%)
  • April2 (6.1%)
  • May2 (6.1%)
  • June2 (6.1%)
  • July1 (3%)
  • August2 (6.1%)
  • September4 (12%)
  • October4 (12%)
  • November7 (21%)
  • December3 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight17 (52%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (48%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5490 crashes

On the B5490, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (97%)
  • 60 mph1 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (18%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry20 (61%)
  • Wet or damp13 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (88%)
  • Roundabout4 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5490 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the B5490, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28 (61%)
  • Pedestrian7 (15%)
  • Cyclist5 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (7%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2010 (22%)
  • 21 to 257 (15%)
  • 26 to 3511 (24%)
  • 36 to 456 (13%)
  • 46 to 555 (11%)
  • 56 to 654 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28 (61%)
  • Passenger11 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5490

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5490

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5490 crashes by council area

Of the 33 collisions on the B5490, 32 were in Stoke-on-Trent.

Collisions on the B5490 in each area, 1988 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent324403

B5490 crashes by town

Of the 33 collisions on the B5490, 31 were in the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Recent crashes on the B5490

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5490, from 27 October 2012 to 29 November 2025.

Severity