Road
Crashes on the B5251
342 recorded collisions since 2000.
342
All crashes
2
Fatal
77
Serious
263
Slight
Since 2000 the B5251 has seen 342 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 77 serious. That ranks it 1344th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 5.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 23% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 50% since 2000, from 18 to 9 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Chorley, Fylde and South Ribble.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.