Road
Crashes on the B5500
209 recorded collisions since 2000.
209
All crashes
1
Fatal
30
Serious
178
Slight
Since 2000 the B5500 has seen 209 collisions, 1 of them fatal and 30 serious. That ranks it 2001st of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 4.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 15% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 77% since 2000, from 13 to 3 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire.
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Crashes by year
2000–202420151050
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.