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B6055 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35 collisions on the B6055 from 1979 to 2018, with 51 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B6055 was on 22 May 2018.

Collisions since 1979
35
4,816th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
51
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
8
13 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
22 May 2018
Busiest year
2002
3 collisions

Crash severity on the B6055

None of the 35 collisions on the B6055 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2018

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious823%
  • Slight2777%

Where the B6055 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,816th
Most casualties
4,769th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,719th

B6055 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6055 peaked at 3 in 2002, and none have been recorded since 2018.

Collisions and casualties on the B6055, 1979 to 2018

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201812
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200711
200611
200511
200411
200300
200234
200133
200023
199912
199800
199711
199600
199536
199400
199311
199200
199133
199022
198900
198824
198711
198600
198513
198400
198311
198212
198111
198034
197914

When crashes happen on the B6055

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B6055 (8), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (9).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5.7%)
  • Tuesday7 (20%)
  • Wednesday8 (23%)
  • Thursday2 (5.7%)
  • Friday7 (20%)
  • Saturday4 (11%)
  • Sunday5 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am2 (5.7%)
  • 9am to noon7 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm8 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (26%)
  • 9pm to midnight0 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.9%)
  • February2 (5.7%)
  • March4 (11%)
  • April3 (8.6%)
  • May5 (14%)
  • June2 (5.7%)
  • July2 (5.7%)
  • August3 (8.6%)
  • September3 (8.6%)
  • October3 (8.6%)
  • November2 (5.7%)
  • December5 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight28 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6055 crashes

On the B6055, 71% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (23%)
  • 40 mph2 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (71%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28 (80%)
  • Fog or mist2 (5.7%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Other1 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (54%)
  • Wet or damp14 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6055 crashes

Car occupants make up 73% of the people killed or injured on the B6055, followed by motorcyclists (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (18%)
  • Van occupant3 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (2%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45 (75%)
  • Motorcycle7 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 154 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2011 (22%)
  • 21 to 257 (14%)
  • 26 to 3510 (20%)
  • 36 to 4512 (24%)
  • 46 to 551 (2%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (69%)
  • Passenger15 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B6055

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B6055

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6055 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6055 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Yorkshire has the most, with 20, followed by Derbyshire Dales (9) and Sheffield (4).

Collisions on the B6055 in each area, 1979 to 2018
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire202804
2ndDerbyshire Dales91203
3rdSheffield4801

B6055 crashes by town

Of the 35 collisions on the B6055, 5 were in the built-up area of Knaresborough.

Latest recorded crashes on the B6055

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B6055, from 25 September 1988 to 22 May 2018.

Severity