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B6186 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 collisions on the B6186 from 1979 to 2025, with 402 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 48 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6186, down 86% from 7 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
304
2,668th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
402
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
48
55 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 86% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 88% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6186

On the B6186, 2% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight25082%

Where the B6186 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,668th
Most casualties
2,720th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,024th

B6186 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6186 peaked at 16 in 2000 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6186, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202478
202344
202257
202133
2020611
20191016
201822
201779
201626
201555
2014613
201322
201222
201136
20101112
200956
200867
200746
200646
200556
20041115
2003811
20021016
20011422
20001624
199955
199869
199766
19961217
19951217
19941010
199358
199266
19911014
1990711
198944
19881111
198777
198666
198544
198467
198366
198269
198157
198044
197978

When crashes happen on the B6186

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6186 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (104).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (1%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am30 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon40 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm55 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm104 (34%)
  • 6pm to 9pm37 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February29 (9.5%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July18 (5.9%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September16 (5.3%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight212 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6186 crashes

On the B6186, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph297 (98%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (60%)
  • Wet or damp115 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6186 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B6186, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (52%)
  • Pedestrian105 (26%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (50%)
  • Pedestrian105 (26%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6186

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6186

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6186 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6186 were recorded in 2 council areas. Salford has the most, with 283, followed by Wakefield (21).

Collisions on the B6186 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford283365644
2ndWakefield213704

B6186 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6186 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Salford (231) and Wakefield (11).

Recent crashes on the B6186

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6186, from 12 April 2020 to 21 January 2025.

Severity