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B551 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 collisions on the B551 from 1979 to 2025, with 360 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B551, up 200% from 2 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
279
2,802nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
360
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
35
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Up 350% on 2024

Crash severity on the B551

None of the 279 collisions on the B551 were fatal, and 13% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight24487%

Where the B551 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,802nd
Most casualties
2,877th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,440th

B551 accidents by year

Collisions on the B551 peaked at 18 in 1989 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B551, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
202422
202322
202233
202111
202056
201911
201822
201757
201600
201533
201433
201345
201222
201111
201011
200967
200800
200711
200622
200522
200422
200333
200200
200100
200044
199933
199867
199755
199644
199533
199455
1993811
19921012
199147
1990812
19891821
19881621
19871215
19861523
19851822
19841725
19831213
198267
19811624
19801823
19791428

When crashes happen on the B551

Thursday has the most collisions on the B551 (44), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (58).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (2.9%)
  • 6am to 9am33 (12%)
  • 9am to noon35 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm58 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm55 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm46 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight31 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March23 (8.2%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July19 (6.8%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight187 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B551 crashes

On the B551, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph269 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other39 (14%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (68%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B551 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B551, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (64%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (81%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (57%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B551

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B551

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B551 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B551 were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnet has the most, with 274, followed by Wirral (3).

Collisions on the B551 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet274355035
2ndWirral3300

B551 crashes by town

Of the 279 collisions on the B551, 227 were in the built-up area of Barnet.

Recent crashes on the B551

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B551, from 2 September 2017 to 5 October 2025.

Severity