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B6197 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 collisions on the B6197 from 1979 to 2024, with 157 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 22 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6197 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
110
3,940th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
157
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
22
26 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6197

On the B6197, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2220%
  • Slight8678%

Where the B6197 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,940th
Most casualties
3,875th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,946th

B6197 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6197 peaked at 7 in 1998; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6197, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202424
202311
202200
202111
202023
201900
201811
201712
201612
201511
201411
201311
201200
201111
201011
200948
200811
200744
200667
200511
200434
200346
200237
200100
200069
199934
1998711
199735
199634
1995710
199422
199345
199226
199113
199000
198923
198856
198733
198611
198535
198446
198300
198222
198133
198056
197946

When crashes happen on the B6197

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6197 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (26).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (12%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (20%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.7%)
  • 6am to 9am19 (17%)
  • 9am to noon10 (9.1%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm26 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.4%)
  • February10 (9.1%)
  • March5 (4.5%)
  • April13 (12%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August8 (7.3%)
  • September9 (8.2%)
  • October7 (6.4%)
  • November10 (9.1%)
  • December2 (1.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight77 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6197 crashes

On the B6197, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (77%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph21 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other5 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (54%)
  • Wet or damp41 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (6.4%)
  • Snow3 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6197 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B6197, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (16%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian6 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (74%)
  • Motorcycle23 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (33%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (22%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5515 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 655 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.3%)
  • Over 753 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (64%)
  • Passenger51 (32%)
  • Pedestrian6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6197

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6197

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6197 crashes by council area

Of the 110 collisions on the B6197, 107 were in Oldham.

Collisions on the B6197 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham107154222

B6197 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6197 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Shaw, Oldham (48) and Delph (4).

Recent crashes on the B6197

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6197, from 15 September 2006 to 8 March 2024.

Severity