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B6285 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 collisions on the B6285 from 1979 to 2024, with 106 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 23 serious, and 6 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6285 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
78
4,263rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
106
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
23
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6285

On the B6285, 7.7% of collisions were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal67.7%
  • Serious2329%
  • Slight4963%

Where the B6285 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,263rd
Most casualties
4,262nd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,899th

B6285 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6285 peaked at 5 in 2004; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6285, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202200
202111
202000
201923
201800
201700
201622
201511
201422
201333
201235
201111
201011
200923
200812
200734
200648
200522
200458
200300
200211
200100
200011
199911
199835
199711
199624
199533
199400
199311
199247
199137
199011
198933
198812
198724
198611
198522
198444
198344
198200
198100
198022
197923

When crashes happen on the B6285

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6285 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (17%)
  • Wednesday4 (5.1%)
  • Thursday12 (15%)
  • Friday12 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (21%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (12%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (10%)
  • 9am to noon8 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.8%)
  • February2 (2.6%)
  • March6 (7.7%)
  • April6 (7.7%)
  • May7 (9%)
  • June7 (9%)
  • July16 (21%)
  • August8 (10%)
  • September8 (10%)
  • October6 (7.7%)
  • November3 (3.8%)
  • December6 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight53 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6285 crashes

On the B6285, 53% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (44%)
  • 60 mph41 (53%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (86%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (79%)
  • Wet or damp14 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6285 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B6285, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (76%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (25%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3514 (13%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 555 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 656 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (70%)
  • Passenger22 (21%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6285

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6285

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6285 crashes by council area

Of the 78 collisions on the B6285, 75 were in North Yorkshire.

Collisions on the B6285 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire75103622

B6285 crashes by town

Of the 78 collisions on the B6285, 23 were in the built-up area of Bedale.

Recent crashes on the B6285

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6285, from 11 June 2007 to 22 July 2024.

Severity