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B590 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 collisions on the B590 from 1979 to 2025, with 359 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 36 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B590, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
297
2,703rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
359
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
36
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B590

On the B590, 1% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25887%

Where the B590 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,703rd
Most casualties
2,882nd
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,408th

B590 accidents by year

Collisions on the B590 peaked at 24 in 2001 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B590, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202355
202278
202133
202034
201977
201868
201722
20161219
201555
201433
201322
201244
201167
201034
200933
20081013
2007612
200666
2005811
2004710
20031621
20021213
20012426
20002127
19991719
19982431
19971318
19961721
199555
199411
199300
199244
199133
199033
198933
198811
198722
198622
198522
198444
198300
198222
198111
198055
197946

When crashes happen on the B590

Thursday has the most collisions on the B590 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (70).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.3%)
  • 6am to 9am34 (11%)
  • 9am to noon46 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm51 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm70 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm52 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February31 (10%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May22 (7.4%)
  • June17 (5.7%)
  • July28 (9.4%)
  • August13 (4.4%)
  • September29 (9.8%)
  • October28 (9.4%)
  • November28 (9.4%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight201 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B590 crashes

On the B590, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (30%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B590 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B590, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (50%)
  • Pedestrian83 (23%)
  • Cyclist45 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (17%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (62%)
  • Pedestrian83 (23%)
  • Passenger54 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B590

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B590

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B590 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B590 were recorded in 2 council areas. Hinckley and Bosworth has the most, with 291, followed by Westmorland and Furness (3).

Collisions on the B590 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth291352336
2ndWestmorland and Furness3400

B590 crashes by town

Of the 297 collisions on the B590, 291 were in the built-up area of Hinckley.

Recent crashes on the B590

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B590, from 26 July 2019 to 12 December 2025.

Severity