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B6455 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 59 collisions on the B6455 from 1979 to 1992, with 64 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 26 serious, and 3 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B6455 was on 27 March 1992.

Collisions since 1979
59
4,493rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
64
1.08 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
26
27 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
27 Mar 1992
Busiest year
1981
12 collisions

Crash severity on the B6455

On the B6455, 5.1% of collisions were fatal and 44% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 1992

  • Fatal35.1%
  • Serious2644%
  • Slight3051%

Where the B6455 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,493rd
Most casualties
4,635th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,773rd

B6455 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6455 peaked at 12 in 1981, and none have been recorded since 1992.

Collisions and casualties on the B6455, 1979 to 1992

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
199211
199100
199011
198933
198800
198733
198611
198544
198456
198355
198278
19811213
19801213
197956

When crashes happen on the B6455

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6455 (13), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (5.1%)
  • Tuesday9 (15%)
  • Wednesday4 (6.8%)
  • Thursday13 (22%)
  • Friday11 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (22%)
  • Sunday6 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (15%)
  • 9am to noon3 (5.1%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm13 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.8%)
  • February7 (12%)
  • March4 (6.8%)
  • April3 (5.1%)
  • May6 (10%)
  • June5 (8.5%)
  • July1 (1.7%)
  • August6 (10%)
  • September6 (10%)
  • October6 (10%)
  • November4 (6.8%)
  • December7 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight42 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (29%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6455 crashes

On the B6455, 54% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (54%)
  • 40 mph11 (19%)
  • 60 mph16 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (58%)
  • Wet or damp22 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6455 crashes

Pedestrians make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the B6455, followed by car occupants (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian21 (33%)
  • Car occupant17 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (25%)
  • Cyclist7 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car48 (57%)
  • Motorcycle15 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (16%)
  • 16 to 2017 (27%)
  • 21 to 256 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 358 (13%)
  • 36 to 457 (11%)
  • 46 to 556 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32 (50%)
  • Pedestrian21 (33%)
  • Passenger11 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B6455

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B6455

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6455 crashes by council area

All 59 collisions on the B6455 were in Midlothian.

Collisions on the B6455 in each area, 1979 to 1992
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian5964326

B6455 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6455 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Gorebridge and Mayfield (35) and Dalkeith (4).

Latest recorded crashes on the B6455

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B6455, from 2 December 1982 to 27 March 1992.

Severity