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B6048 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 collisions on the B6048 from 1979 to 2022, with 49 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B6048 was on 9 January 2022.

Collisions since 1979
31
4,884th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
49
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
8
10 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
9 Jan 2022
Busiest year
1994
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B6048

None of the 31 collisions on the B6048 were fatal, and 26% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2022

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious826%
  • Slight2374%

Where the B6048 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,884th
Most casualties
4,795th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,719th

B6048 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6048 peaked at 4 in 1994, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the B6048, 1979 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202211
202100
202000
201900
201800
201711
201600
201522
201400
201300
201200
201100
201012
200900
200800
200722
200611
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200025
199911
199827
199700
199614
199500
199445
199312
199200
199100
199011
198911
198823
198711
198600
198511
198400
198300
198222
198100
198025
197911

When crashes happen on the B6048

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6048 (7), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (9).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (3.2%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday6 (19%)
  • Thursday3 (9.7%)
  • Friday4 (13%)
  • Saturday7 (23%)
  • Sunday6 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (16%)
  • 9am to noon2 (6.5%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (29%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight1 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (16%)
  • February3 (9.7%)
  • March6 (19%)
  • April1 (3.2%)
  • May2 (6.5%)
  • June1 (3.2%)
  • July3 (9.7%)
  • August3 (9.7%)
  • September3 (9.7%)
  • November2 (6.5%)
  • December2 (6.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight26 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6048 crashes

On the B6048, 65% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (35%)
  • 60 mph20 (65%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry16 (52%)
  • Wet or damp14 (45%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6048 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the B6048, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (10%)
  • Cyclist4 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car41 (75%)
  • Motorcycle5 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 11 to 153 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (29%)
  • 21 to 256 (12%)
  • 26 to 354 (8.2%)
  • 36 to 456 (12%)
  • 46 to 552 (4.1%)
  • 56 to 658 (16%)
  • 66 to 754 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (59%)
  • Passenger19 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B6048

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B6048

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6048 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6048 were recorded in 2 council areas. Derbyshire Dales has the most, with 24, followed by Oldham (6).

Collisions on the B6048 in each area, 1979 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDerbyshire Dales244106
2ndOldham6702

B6048 crashes by town

Of the 31 collisions on the B6048, 6 were in the built-up area of Oldham.

Latest recorded crashes on the B6048

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B6048, from 1 December 1987 to 9 January 2022.

Severity