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B6481 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 collisions on the B6481 from 1979 to 2025, with 350 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 53 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B6481, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
242
2,996th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
350
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
53
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6481

On the B6481, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18576%

Where the B6481 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,996th
Most casualties
2,910th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,886th

B6481 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6481 peaked at 11 in 1988 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6481, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202423
2023914
202258
202123
202022
201923
201823
201711
201611
201555
201434
201323
2012811
2011613
201022
200945
200834
2007711
2006812
200544
20041017
200355
200277
200158
200068
1999710
199823
1997713
1996812
1995713
1994918
199379
1992712
1991811
19901013
198957
19881114
1987810
198667
198569
198437
198333
1982710
198133
198023
197934

When crashes happen on the B6481

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6481 (61), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (55).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (25%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (7.9%)
  • Sunday13 (5.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am49 (20%)
  • 9am to noon37 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm45 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm55 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (14%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March21 (8.7%)
  • April17 (7%)
  • May16 (6.6%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September19 (7.9%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight171 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6481 crashes

On the B6481, 63% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (63%)
  • 40 mph58 (24%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (59%)
  • Wet or damp91 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6481 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the B6481, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (66%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (20%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6481

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6481

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6481 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6481 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leeds has the most, with 186, followed by North Northamptonshire (45) and Tameside (10).

Collisions on the B6481 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds186271441
2ndNorth Northamptonshire4559011
3rdTameside101901

B6481 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6481 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Leeds (168) and Corby (45).

Recent crashes on the B6481

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6481, from 9 August 2018 to 11 April 2025.

Severity