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B578 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 collisions on the B578 from 1979 to 2025, with 167 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 12 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B578, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
130
3,759th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
167
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
12
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B578

On the B578, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious129.2%
  • Slight11588%

Where the B578 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,759th
Most casualties
3,827th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B578 accidents by year

Collisions on the B578 peaked at 8 in 1980 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B578, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202312
202211
202111
202014
201900
201822
201711
201622
201577
201400
201333
201222
201133
201022
200900
200834
200744
200635
200512
200435
200335
200222
200166
200055
199957
199824
199733
199636
199557
199447
199311
199211
199166
199033
198968
198834
198725
198612
198522
198455
198368
198211
198145
1980811
197922

When crashes happen on the B578

Friday has the most collisions on the B578 (25), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday11 (8.5%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (5.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am30 (23%)
  • 9am to noon18 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm16 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.4%)
  • February8 (6.2%)
  • March11 (8.5%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June15 (12%)
  • July7 (5.4%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October8 (6.2%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December9 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight96 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B578 crashes

On the B578, 64% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph83 (64%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (35%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B578 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B578, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (65%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car172 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.4%)
  • Over 756 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (65%)
  • Passenger36 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B578

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B578

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B578 crashes by council area

Of the 130 collisions on the B578, 128 were in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions on the B578 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth128165312

B578 crashes by town

Of the 130 collisions on the B578, 83 were in the built-up area of Hinckley.

Recent crashes on the B578

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B578, from 25 January 2011 to 17 December 2025.

Severity