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B7056 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
52
4,575th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
78
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
12
15 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
1 Dec 2017
Busiest year
1997
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B7056

None of the 52 collisions on the B7056 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2017

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1223%
  • Slight4077%

Where the B7056 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,575th
Most casualties
4,498th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B7056 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7056 peaked at 5 in 1997, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the B7056, 1980 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201711
201622
201511
201412
201324
201200
201112
201022
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200411
200300
200212
200111
200011
199911
199823
199758
199612
199524
199424
199322
199234
199111
199033
198925
198848
198733
198600
198512
198400
198311
198223
198124
198011

When crashes happen on the B7056

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B7056 (10), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (9).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (7.7%)
  • Tuesday10 (19%)
  • Wednesday8 (15%)
  • Thursday6 (12%)
  • Friday9 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (7.7%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (17%)
  • 9am to noon5 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (17%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.9%)
  • February7 (13%)
  • March5 (9.6%)
  • April6 (12%)
  • May6 (12%)
  • June5 (9.6%)
  • July2 (3.8%)
  • August3 (5.8%)
  • September1 (1.9%)
  • October10 (19%)
  • November2 (3.8%)
  • December4 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight38 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7056 crashes

On the B7056, 79% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 46% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (15%)
  • 40 mph3 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (79%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.8%)
  • Other1 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp24 (46%)
  • Dry23 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7056 crashes

Car occupants make up 82% of the people killed or injured on the B7056, followed by van occupants (6.4%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (82%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.6%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car64 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle2 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (24%)
  • 21 to 2512 (15%)
  • 26 to 3522 (28%)
  • 36 to 4510 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (56%)
  • Passenger30 (38%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B7056

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B7056

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7056 crashes by council area

Of the 52 collisions on the B7056, 50 were in South Lanarkshire.

Collisions on the B7056 in each area, 1980 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire5076012

B7056 crashes by town

Of the 52 collisions on the B7056, 5 were in the built-up area of Carluke.

Latest recorded crashes on the B7056

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B7056, from 9 August 1995 to 1 December 2017.

Severity