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B565 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 collisions on the B565 from 1979 to 2020, with 154 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 15 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B565 was on 18 January 2020.

Collisions since 1979
99
4,049th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
154
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
15
15 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
18 Jan 2020
Busiest year
1999
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B565

On the B565, 1% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2020

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8384%

Where the B565 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,049th
Most casualties
3,899th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B565 accidents by year

Collisions on the B565 peaked at 7 in 1999, and none have been recorded since 2020.

Collisions and casualties on the B565, 1979 to 2020

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202012
201911
201834
201711
201634
201534
201445
201334
201234
201137
201024
200922
200844
200735
200622
200522
200422
200359
200212
2001411
200034
1999714
199823
199746
1996612
199523
199444
199312
199222
199135
199000
198923
198814
198725
198600
198500
198411
198300
198244
198122
198000
197911

When crashes happen on the B565

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B565 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday15 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am15 (15%)
  • 9am to noon13 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (9.1%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (15%)
  • February10 (10%)
  • March6 (6.1%)
  • April6 (6.1%)
  • May6 (6.1%)
  • June4 (4%)
  • July9 (9.1%)
  • August5 (5.1%)
  • September6 (6.1%)
  • October16 (16%)
  • November6 (6.1%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight75 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B565 crashes

On the B565, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 48% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (4%)
  • 60 mph95 (96%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds63 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other7 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp48 (48%)
  • Dry38 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (12%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B565 crashes

Car occupants make up 85% of the people killed or injured on the B565, followed by motorcyclists (9.1%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (85%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.9%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (80%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (18%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (73%)
  • Passenger40 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B565

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B565

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B565 crashes by council area

Of the 99 collisions on the B565, 96 were in Milton Keynes.

Collisions on the B565 in each area, 1979 to 2020
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMilton Keynes96151015

B565 crashes by town

Of the 99 collisions on the B565, 22 were in the built-up area of Olney.

Latest recorded crashes on the B565

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B565, from 20 March 2011 to 18 January 2020.

Severity