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B6053 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 collisions on the B6053 from 1979 to 2025, with 998 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 114 serious, and 10 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the B6053, up 13% from 8 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
662
1,571st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
998
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
114
140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Down 29% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6053

On the B6053, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight53981%

Where the B6053 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,571st
Most casualties
1,438th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
1,708th

B6053 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6053 peaked at 28 in 2005 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6053, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
2024814
202367
202277
2021910
2020810
20191315
2018813
201768
20161012
20151011
20141620
20131120
20121015
20111113
20101426
20092439
20081522
20072330
20061522
20052834
20042335
20031933
20022026
20011933
20002229
19992328
19981898
19971629
19961114
19951829
19942030
19931418
19921017
19911920
19901620
19891621
19881112
19871313
1986711
19851120
19841115
19831416
1982912
19811529
19801015
19791617

When crashes happen on the B6053

Friday has the most collisions on the B6053 (117), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (178).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am16 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am79 (12%)
  • 9am to noon90 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm113 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm178 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm102 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight78 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (10%)
  • February59 (8.9%)
  • March56 (8.5%)
  • April58 (8.8%)
  • May38 (5.7%)
  • June48 (7.3%)
  • July47 (7.1%)
  • August59 (8.9%)
  • September53 (8%)
  • October59 (8.9%)
  • November56 (8.5%)
  • December60 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight456 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6053 crashes

On the B6053, 51% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph339 (51%)
  • 40 mph187 (28%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph129 (19%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Other23 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (59%)
  • Wet or damp249 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (86%)
  • Roundabout63 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6053 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B6053, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (65%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (79%)
  • Motorcycle95 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15131 (13%)
  • 16 to 20185 (19%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (54%)
  • Passenger345 (35%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6053

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6053

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6053 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6053 were recorded in 5 council areas. Sheffield has the most, with 401, followed by North East Derbyshire (98) and Rotherham (85).

Collisions on the B6053 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield401556361
2ndNorth East Derbyshire98142420
3rdRotherham85194019
4thChesterfield6791212
5thBolton101401

B6053 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6053 were recorded in 5 towns and built-up areas, led by Sheffield (365) and Swallownest and Aston (67).

Recent crashes on the B6053

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6053, from 22 October 2022 to 3 December 2025.

Severity