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B6249 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 collisions on the B6249 from 1979 to 2025, with 152 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 30 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6249, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
116
3,886th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
152
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
30
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B6249

On the B6249, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3026%
  • Slight8472%

Where the B6249 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,886th
Most casualties
3,914th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,619th

B6249 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6249 peaked at 7 in 2001 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6249, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202211
202111
202000
201922
201822
201722
201624
201513
201400
201334
201222
201111
201000
200900
200839
200723
200645
200534
200447
200324
200234
200179
200000
199911
199823
199723
199659
199524
199434
199345
199255
199144
199022
198923
198866
198724
198622
198533
198433
198333
198233
198166
198066
197934

When crashes happen on the B6249

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6249 (23), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (10%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (20%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (6%)
  • 9am to noon15 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm30 (26%)
  • 3pm to 6pm22 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.6%)
  • February8 (6.9%)
  • March8 (6.9%)
  • April6 (5.2%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August11 (9.5%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October11 (9.5%)
  • November8 (6.9%)
  • December1 (0.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight92 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6249 crashes

On the B6249, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph110 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (71%)
  • Wet or damp33 (28%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6249 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B6249, followed by pedestrians (34%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (50%)
  • Pedestrian52 (34%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (85%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle7 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (11%)
  • 6 to 1023 (15%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2025 (16%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3516 (11%)
  • 36 to 4513 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5515 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 655 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.9%)
  • Over 757 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58 (38%)
  • Pedestrian52 (34%)
  • Passenger42 (28%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6249

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6249

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6249 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6249 were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has the most, with 109, followed by Bradford (5).

Collisions on the B6249 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle109145229
2ndBradford5500

B6249 crashes by town

Of the 116 collisions on the B6249, 84 were in the built-up area of Nelson, Pendle.

Recent crashes on the B6249

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6249, from 11 November 2006 to 6 July 2025.

Severity