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B6221 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 collisions on the B6221 from 1979 to 2024, with 399 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 45 serious, and 3 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6221 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
299
2,694th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
399
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
45
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6221

On the B6221, 1% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight25184%

Where the B6221 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,694th
Most casualties
2,731st
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,115th

B6221 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6221 peaked at 16 in 1994; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6221, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202322
202211
202111
202022
201933
201845
201735
201611
201522
201444
201355
2012811
201157
201038
200955
2008710
200757
200655
2005616
2004713
200358
200299
2001811
20001314
199967
19981519
199755
19961014
1995910
19941620
19931011
199288
19911623
19901019
19891013
1988821
19871215
198655
198556
1984911
198356
19821011
198144
198069
197945

When crashes happen on the B6221

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6221 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (81).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am42 (14%)
  • 9am to noon37 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm48 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm81 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm48 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight35 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March19 (6.4%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May26 (8.7%)
  • June29 (9.7%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August17 (5.7%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October23 (7.7%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December26 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight202 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6221 crashes

On the B6221, 100% 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 mph298 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp117 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6221 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the B6221, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (59%)
  • Pedestrian89 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (21%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (55%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian89 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6221

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6221

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6221 crashes by council area

All 299 collisions on the B6221 were in Bury.

Collisions on the B6221 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury299399345

B6221 crashes by town

Of the 299 collisions on the B6221, 297 were in the built-up area of Bury, Bury.

Recent crashes on the B6221

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6221, from 28 June 2014 to 29 December 2024.

Severity