Skip to main content
CrashStats

B6139 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 collisions on the B6139 from 1979 to 2025, with 296 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 37 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B6139, up 300% from 1 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
213
3,163rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
296
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
37
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up 300% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up 300% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6139

On the B6139, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17281%

Where the B6139 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,163rd
Most casualties
3,133rd
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,385th

B6139 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6139 peaked at 14 in 1999 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6139, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202355
202245
202134
202011
201933
201836
201735
201647
201544
201411
201358
201224
201145
2010410
200923
200858
20071213
200655
20051013
200478
200334
20021115
20011115
2000710
19991416
199836
1997918
19961320
199559
199422
1993614
199233
199189
199033
198911
198836
198711
198622
198511
198411
198322
198246
198100
198022
197967

When crashes happen on the B6139

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6139 (42), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (49).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am13 (6.1%)
  • 6am to 9am39 (18%)
  • 9am to noon29 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm26 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm49 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm25 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (13%)
  • February34 (16%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April16 (7.5%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July17 (8%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September20 (9.4%)
  • October10 (4.7%)
  • November17 (8%)
  • December14 (6.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight140 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6139 crashes

On the B6139, 55% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 46% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (55%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other19 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (46%)
  • Wet or damp89 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (7%)
  • Snow6 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (89%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6139 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the B6139, followed by motorcyclists (9.8%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (10%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (15%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (71%)
  • Passenger65 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6139

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6139

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6139 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6139 were recorded in 4 council areas. Ashfield has the most, with 178, followed by Calderdale (21) and Gedling (8).

Collisions on the B6139 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshfield178247432
2ndCalderdale212704
3rdGedling81100
4thNewark and Sherwood4801

B6139 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6139 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Sutton in Ashfield (90) and Halifax (18).

Recent crashes on the B6139

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6139, from 25 September 2017 to 28 March 2025.

Severity