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B6218 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 collisions on the B6218 from 1979 to 2023, with 150 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 1 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B6218 was on 7 October 2023.

Collisions since 1979
113
3,913th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
150
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
1
1 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
7 Oct 2023
Busiest year
2001
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B6218

On the B6218, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 0.9% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious10.9%
  • Slight11198%

Where the B6218 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,913th
Most casualties
3,923rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,921st

B6218 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6218 peaked at 7 in 2001, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B6218, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202322
202211
202111
202000
201911
201800
201700
201600
201500
201411
201300
201212
201134
201011
200938
200800
200766
200657
200522
200422
200357
200222
2001710
200022
199956
199847
199759
199634
199526
199456
199367
199233
199133
199047
198922
198800
198735
198624
198556
198444
198333
198255
198122
198011
197911

When crashes happen on the B6218

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B6218 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (21%)
  • Wednesday21 (19%)
  • Thursday22 (19%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday2 (1.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (0.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (7.1%)
  • 9am to noon22 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (13%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March9 (8%)
  • April6 (5.3%)
  • May7 (6.2%)
  • June8 (7.1%)
  • July10 (8.8%)
  • August5 (4.4%)
  • September13 (12%)
  • October13 (12%)
  • November9 (8%)
  • December12 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight83 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6218 crashes

On the B6218, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph108 (96%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (60%)
  • Wet or damp45 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (64%)
  • Roundabout30 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6218 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the B6218, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (62%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)
  • Cyclist12 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4%)
  • 6 to 106 (4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (23%)
  • 21 to 2521 (14%)
  • 26 to 3517 (11%)
  • 36 to 4527 (18%)
  • 46 to 5511 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 659 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.7%)
  • Over 752 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (57%)
  • Passenger40 (27%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B6218

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B6218

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6218 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6218 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bury has the most, with 109, followed by Wakefield (3).

Collisions on the B6218 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury10914411
2ndWakefield3300

B6218 crashes by town

Of the 113 collisions on the B6218, 108 were in the built-up area of Bury, Bury.

Latest recorded crashes on the B6218

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B6218, from 21 January 2006 to 7 October 2023.

Severity