Skip to main content
CrashStats

B6541 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 collisions on the B6541 from 1980 to 2025, with 511 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 52 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B6541, down 14% from 7 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
374
2,384th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
511
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
52
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 54% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6541

On the B6541, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31885%

Where the B6541 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,384th
Most casualties
2,382nd
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,914th

B6541 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6541 peaked at 19 in 1998 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6541, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
2024713
202347
202244
202122
202023
201948
201844
201778
201679
2015613
201469
201379
201236
201155
201035
2009713
200889
200745
200644
2005917
2004917
20031016
20021418
20011114
20001725
19991416
19981921
1997914
19961221
1995910
19941316
19931222
1992912
19911416
19901318
19891418
198877
198768
19861213
19851516
19841217
198367
198244
198123
198023

When crashes happen on the B6541

Friday has the most collisions on the B6541 (65), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (111).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (3.5%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am39 (10%)
  • 9am to noon46 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm93 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm111 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm44 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.5%)
  • February33 (8.8%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June28 (7.5%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August22 (5.9%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6541 crashes

On the B6541, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (87%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (65%)
  • Wet or damp120 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6541 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the B6541, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (61%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4583 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (58%)
  • Passenger149 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6541

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6541

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6541 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6541 were recorded in 4 council areas. Middlesbrough has the most, with 339, followed by Stockton-on-Tees (29) and Leeds (3).

Collisions on the B6541 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMiddlesbrough339457244
2ndStockton-on-Tees294526
3rdLeeds3300
4thNorth Yorkshire3602

B6541 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6541 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Middlesbrough (263) and Thornaby-on-Tees (6).

Recent crashes on the B6541

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6541, from 1 August 2020 to 21 May 2025.

Severity