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B6237 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 collisions on the B6237 from 1979 to 2024, with 115 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 11 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6237 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
77
4,278th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
115
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
11
14 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6237

On the B6237, 2.6% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious1114%
  • Slight6483%

Where the B6237 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,278th
Most casualties
4,187th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B6237 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6237 peaked at 5 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6237, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202313
202223
202100
202000
201911
201838
201711
201612
201547
201411
201300
201211
201114
201000
200922
200834
200734
200600
200500
200422
200311
200222
2001410
200011
199900
199800
199700
199646
199526
199433
199346
199235
199111
199023
198946
198800
198755
198644
198511
198433
198312
198211
198111
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the B6237

Monday has the most collisions on the B6237 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (27).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (21%)
  • Tuesday7 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday11 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (16%)
  • Friday16 (21%)
  • Saturday10 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (18%)
  • 9am to noon10 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm27 (35%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (2.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (12%)
  • February7 (9.1%)
  • March4 (5.2%)
  • April6 (7.8%)
  • May4 (5.2%)
  • June7 (9.1%)
  • July2 (2.6%)
  • August6 (7.8%)
  • September8 (10%)
  • October10 (13%)
  • November7 (9.1%)
  • December7 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight55 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6237 crashes

On the B6237, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 51% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (99%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (29%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (51%)
  • Wet or damp37 (48%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6237 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the B6237, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (63%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car115 (79%)
  • Motorcycle13 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (18%)
  • 21 to 2513 (11%)
  • 26 to 3519 (17%)
  • 36 to 4515 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6510 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.9%)
  • Over 757 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider62 (54%)
  • Passenger34 (30%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6237

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6237

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6237 crashes by council area

Of the 77 collisions on the B6237, 73 were in Hyndburn.

Collisions on the B6237 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHyndburn73111210

B6237 crashes by town

Of the 77 collisions on the B6237, 70 were in the built-up area of Accrington.

Recent crashes on the B6237

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6237, from 26 January 2007 to 12 February 2024.

Severity