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B6049 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 collisions on the B6049 from 1979 to 2025, with 520 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 87 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B6049, up from none in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
350
2,485th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
520
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
87
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B6049

On the B6049, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8725%
  • Slight25974%

Where the B6049 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,485th
Most casualties
2,358th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,137th

B6049 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6049 peaked at 20 in 1999 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6049, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202400
2023415
202267
202134
202055
201912
201800
201734
201657
201568
201445
201344
2012812
201178
2010711
200989
200856
20071618
20061320
200533
20041214
20031216
2002910
2001910
20001621
19992051
19981115
1997811
1996918
199569
1994816
1993916
19921113
19911222
1990811
198979
1988718
198745
19861013
198545
198468
198333
19821014
198148
19801622
197979

When crashes happen on the B6049

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6049 (57), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (75).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.1%)
  • 6am to 9am41 (12%)
  • 9am to noon60 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm71 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm75 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm55 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight34 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.9%)
  • February33 (9.4%)
  • March21 (6%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August31 (8.9%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December30 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight268 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6049 crashes

On the B6049, 53% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (27%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 50 mph44 (13%)
  • 60 mph185 (53%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (49%)
  • Wet or damp162 (46%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6049 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the B6049, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (67%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (62%)
  • Passenger157 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6049

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6049

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6049 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6049 were recorded in 2 council areas. Derbyshire Dales has the most, with 316, followed by High Peak (32).

Collisions on the B6049 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDerbyshire Dales316470479
2ndHigh Peak324708

Recent crashes on the B6049

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6049, from 3 April 2017 to 31 October 2025.

Severity