Road
Crashes on the B6540
362 recorded collisions since 2000.
362
All crashes
5
Fatal
57
Serious
300
Slight
Since 2000 the B6540 has seen 362 collisions, 5 of them fatal and 57 serious. That ranks it 1283rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 13.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 59% since 2000, from 22 to 9 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Erewash and North West Leicestershire.
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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.