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B588 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 collisions on the B588 from 1979 to 2016, with 185 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 45 serious, and 3 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B588 was on 20 January 2016.

Collisions since 1979
147
3,619th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
185
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
45
50 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 Jan 2016
Busiest year
1988
19 collisions

Crash severity on the B588

On the B588, 2% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious4531%
  • Slight9967%

Where the B588 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,619th
Most casualties
3,706th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,115th

B588 accidents by year

Collisions on the B588 peaked at 19 in 1988, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B588, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201611
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199457
19931013
1992816
1991811
19901213
19891016
19881924
198733
198677
1985910
198479
1983910
198289
19811113
198077
19791316

When crashes happen on the B588

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B588 (27), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (32).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (18%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (5.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am25 (17%)
  • 9am to noon8 (5.4%)
  • Noon to 3pm20 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm32 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm25 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February9 (6.1%)
  • March6 (4.1%)
  • April14 (9.5%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June7 (4.8%)
  • July6 (4.1%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September20 (14%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November10 (6.8%)
  • December21 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight88 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B588 crashes

On the B588, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph103 (70%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph41 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (52%)
  • Wet or damp66 (45%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B588 crashes

Car occupants make up 48% of the people killed or injured on the B588, followed by motorcyclists (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (67%)
  • Motorcycle51 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (38%)
  • 21 to 2525 (14%)
  • 26 to 3523 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 653 (1.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.8%)
  • Over 754 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (70%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B588

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B588

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B588 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B588 were recorded in 2 council areas. Charnwood has the most, with 139, followed by North West Leicestershire (7).

Collisions on the B588 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCharnwood139175345
2ndNorth West Leicestershire7900

B588 crashes by town

Collisions on the B588 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Shepshed (96) and Hathern (3).

Latest recorded crashes on the B588

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B588, from 16 October 1991 to 20 January 2016.

Severity