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B715 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 66 collisions on the B715 from 1979 to 2024, with 81 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B715 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
66
4,415th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
81
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
15
18 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B715

None of the 66 collisions on the B715 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1523%
  • Slight5177%

Where the B715 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,415th
Most casualties
4,467th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B715 accidents by year

Collisions on the B715 peaked at 6 in 1992; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B715, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202100
202000
201912
201800
201700
201611
201522
201413
201311
201211
201111
201011
200900
200811
200711
200600
200511
200434
200300
200222
200111
200011
199911
199811
199700
199645
199500
199433
199324
199267
199122
199045
198933
198811
198711
198600
198568
198400
198300
198222
198123
198035
197956

When crashes happen on the B715

Friday has the most collisions on the B715 (13), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (12%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday5 (7.6%)
  • Thursday7 (11%)
  • Friday13 (20%)
  • Saturday12 (18%)
  • Sunday11 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (4.5%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (18%)
  • 9am to noon6 (9.1%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (9.1%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9.1%)
  • February2 (3%)
  • March9 (14%)
  • April4 (6.1%)
  • May2 (3%)
  • June4 (6.1%)
  • July9 (14%)
  • August5 (7.6%)
  • September4 (6.1%)
  • October9 (14%)
  • November8 (12%)
  • December4 (6.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight45 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B715 crashes

On the B715, 79% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 42% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (17%)
  • 40 mph2 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (79%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (55%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (6.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (4.5%)
  • Other11 (17%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp28 (42%)
  • Dry23 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (12%)
  • Snow7 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B715 crashes

Car occupants make up 72% of the people killed or injured on the B715, followed by pedestrians (9.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (72%)
  • Pedestrian8 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.4%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (14%)
  • 16 to 2012 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (19%)
  • 26 to 3510 (12%)
  • 36 to 4512 (15%)
  • 46 to 5511 (14%)
  • 56 to 655 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.5%)
  • Over 752 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (54%)
  • Passenger29 (36%)
  • Pedestrian8 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B715

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B715

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B715 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B715 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Lanarkshire has the most, with 38, followed by North Lanarkshire (19) and West Lothian (7).

Collisions on the B715 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire3847010
2ndNorth Lanarkshire192303
3rdWest Lothian7902

Recent crashes on the B715

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B715, from 12 April 1996 to 28 April 2024.

Severity