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B6178 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 collisions on the B6178 from 1979 to 2024, with 805 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 83 serious, and 8 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6178 in 2025, after 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
628
1,637th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
805
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
83
90 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
8 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6178

On the B6178, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight53786%

Where the B6178 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,637th
Most casualties
1,716th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
2,219th

B6178 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6178 peaked at 32 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6178, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202458
202311
202256
202179
202058
20191117
201877
201779
2016911
2015710
201499
201324
20121320
2011914
201044
20091620
200889
20071216
200655
20051728
20042229
20032023
20021113
20011633
20001922
19991417
19981621
19971829
19961624
19951925
19942131
19931822
19922025
19911823
19902730
19891823
19881818
19871618
19863234
19851924
19841318
19831516
19821417
19811718
19801517
19791720

When crashes happen on the B6178

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B6178 (110), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (180).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (18%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am23 (3.7%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am70 (11%)
  • 9am to noon73 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm109 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm180 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm107 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight56 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.9%)
  • February44 (7%)
  • March45 (7.2%)
  • April48 (7.6%)
  • May58 (9.2%)
  • June39 (6.2%)
  • July52 (8.3%)
  • August51 (8.1%)
  • September39 (6.2%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December63 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight444 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6178 crashes

On the B6178, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph613 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (62%)
  • Wet or damp226 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6178 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B6178, followed by pedestrians (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (53%)
  • Pedestrian223 (28%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1068 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 15100 (12%)
  • 16 to 2090 (11%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (50%)
  • Pedestrian223 (28%)
  • Passenger183 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6178

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6178

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6178 crashes by council area

Of the 628 collisions on the B6178, 622 were in Manchester.

Collisions on the B6178 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stManchester622794882

B6178 crashes by town

Of the 628 collisions on the B6178, 617 were in the built-up area of Manchester.

Recent crashes on the B6178

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6178, from 21 November 2019 to 6 December 2024.

Severity