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B6229 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 collisions on the B6229 from 1979 to 2025, with 138 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 21 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B6229, level with 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
107
3,969th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
138
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
21
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6229

On the B6229, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2120%
  • Slight8579%

Where the B6229 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,969th
Most casualties
4,008th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

B6229 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6229 peaked at 7 in 1994 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6229, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
202322
202222
202122
202035
201947
201811
201711
201633
201500
201411
201311
201200
201111
201011
200900
200833
200700
200635
200511
200433
200346
200222
200123
200024
199911
199849
199711
199611
199500
199479
199323
199255
199100
199067
198956
198856
198733
198611
198544
198422
198323
198222
198144
198025
197947

When crashes happen on the B6229

Friday has the most collisions on the B6229 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (28).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday23 (21%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.9%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (12%)
  • 9am to noon12 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm28 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (24%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (14%)
  • February7 (6.5%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April10 (9.3%)
  • May8 (7.5%)
  • June5 (4.7%)
  • July9 (8.4%)
  • August10 (9.3%)
  • September9 (8.4%)
  • October8 (7.5%)
  • November10 (9.3%)
  • December9 (8.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight69 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (36%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6229 crashes

On the B6229, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph105 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (57%)
  • Wet or damp43 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (87%)
  • Roundabout12 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6229 crashes

Car occupants make up 38% of the people killed or injured on the B6229, followed by pedestrians (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (38%)
  • Pedestrian34 (25%)
  • Cyclist22 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (14%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (13%)
  • Motorcycle20 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (11%)
  • 11 to 1518 (13%)
  • 16 to 2026 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514 (10%)
  • 26 to 3526 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 558 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.4%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider79 (57%)
  • Pedestrian34 (25%)
  • Passenger25 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6229

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6229

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6229 crashes by council area

Of the 107 collisions on the B6229, 105 were in Chorley.

Collisions on the B6229 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley105136121

B6229 crashes by town

Of the 107 collisions on the B6229, 101 were in the built-up area of Chorley.

Recent crashes on the B6229

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6229, from 21 July 2011 to 7 October 2025.

Severity