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B6248 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 collisions on the B6248 from 1979 to 2024, with 120 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B6248 in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
93
4,104th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
120
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
17
18 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
6 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6248

None of the 93 collisions on the B6248 were fatal, and 18% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1718%
  • Slight7682%

Where the B6248 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,104th
Most casualties
4,148th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B6248 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6248 peaked at 7 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6248, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202446
202344
202212
202111
202022
201900
201822
201700
201611
201511
201400
201313
201200
201113
201045
200933
200800
200713
200634
200523
200448
200311
200233
200124
200011
199922
199800
199723
199611
199534
199412
199356
199234
199111
199022
198922
198822
198711
198644
198511
198477
198312
198246
198134
198033
197933

When crashes happen on the B6248

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6248 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (26).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday10 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (19%)
  • Sunday14 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (5.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon11 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm26 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (11%)
  • February6 (6.5%)
  • March4 (4.3%)
  • April6 (6.5%)
  • May8 (8.6%)
  • June12 (13%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August7 (7.5%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October11 (12%)
  • November7 (7.5%)
  • December2 (2.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight60 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6248 crashes

On the B6248, 62% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (62%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (32%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (67%)
  • Wet or damp28 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6248 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B6248, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (57%)
  • Pedestrian25 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (15%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (74%)
  • Motorcycle21 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (22%)
  • 21 to 2519 (16%)
  • 26 to 3519 (16%)
  • 36 to 4512 (10%)
  • 46 to 556 (5%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (57%)
  • Passenger27 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6248

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6248

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6248 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6248 were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has the most, with 85, followed by Barnsley (6).

Collisions on the B6248 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle85106017
2ndBarnsley61200

B6248 crashes by town

Of the 93 collisions on the B6248, 50 were in the built-up area of Brierfield.

Recent crashes on the B6248

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6248, from 24 January 2009 to 13 December 2024.

Severity