diff --git a/components/breadcrumbs.js b/components/breadcrumbs.js
index 6763bd83..47ccd1e4 100644
--- a/components/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/components/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
         return labelsByKey[viewKey] || null;
     };
 
+    const getStaticTextCrumbLabel = (path) => {
+        const staticTextCrumbByPath = {
+            "/account/register": t("account:register-new-account-heading"),
+            "/dns": t("dnsCommon:service-name"),
+            "/dnsapplications": t("dnsCommon:service-name"),
+            "/dns/application-process": "Guidance",
+            "/dns/help": "Help",
+            "/dns/contact-us": t("common:footer-contact-us-link-label"),
+            "/dns/applications": t("dnsApplications:page-title"),
+            "/help/cookies": t("cookies:cookie-breadcrumb"),
+            "/privacy": t("common:footer-privacy-link-label"),
+            "/accessibility": t("common:footer-accessibility-link-label"),
+            "/details-about-cookies": t("cookies:cookie-policy-title-heading"),
+            "/auth/signin": t("auth:auth-page-title"),
+            "/auth/verify-request": t("auth:auth-check-email-page-title"),
+            "/auth/error": t("auth:auth-error-signin-error-title")
+        };
+
+        return staticTextCrumbByPath[path] || null;
+    };
+
     const renderMyPortalCrumb = () => (
         <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
             <Link href={myPortalHref} className="govuk-breadcrumbs__link">
@@ -554,13 +575,6 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                                 </li>
                             </>
                         )}
-                        {isPath("/account/register") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("account:register-new-account-heading")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
                         {isPath("/account/changepassword") && (
                             <>
                                 {renderLinkCrumb(
@@ -572,21 +586,6 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                                 </li>
                             </>
                         )}
-                        {isPath("/dns") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("dnsCommon:service-name")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-
-                        {isPath("/dnsapplications") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("dnsCommon:service-name")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
                         {isPath("/dnsdetails") && (
                             <>
                                 {renderLinkCrumb(
@@ -609,34 +608,6 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                                 {renderCaseReferenceCrumb(caseReferenceDisplay)}
                             </>
                         )}
-                        {isPath("/dns/application-process") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    Guidance
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/dns/help") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    Help
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/dns/contact-us") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("common:footer-contact-us-link-label")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/dns/applications") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("dnsApplications:page-title")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
                         {isPath("/dns/application-view") && (
                             <>
                                 {renderLinkCrumb(
@@ -650,57 +621,8 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                                 </li>
                             </>
                         )}
-                        {isPath("/help/cookies") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("cookies:cookie-breadcrumb")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/privacy") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("common:footer-privacy-link-label")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/accessibility") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t(
-                                        "common:footer-accessibility-link-label"
-                                    )}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/details-about-cookies") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("cookies:cookie-policy-title-heading")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/auth/signin") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("auth:auth-page-title")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/auth/verify-request") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("auth:auth-check-email-page-title")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                        {isPath("/auth/error") && (
-                            <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    {t("auth:auth-error-signin-error-title")}
-                                </li>
-                            </>
-                        )}
+                        {getStaticTextCrumbLabel(pathname) &&
+                            renderTextCrumb(getStaticTextCrumbLabel(pathname))}
                     </ol>
                 </div>
             </nav>
diff --git a/memory-bank/change-log.md b/memory-bank/change-log.md
index 393cffac..61b80235 100644
--- a/memory-bank/change-log.md
+++ b/memory-bank/change-log.md
@@ -275,6 +275,36 @@ Follow-ups:
 
 - Next slice recommendation: consider extracting a small, route-keyed breadcrumb branch map/helper grouping in `components/breadcrumbs.js` (purely structural) to reduce the long inline conditional chain while keeping one-slice behavior parity.
 
+### CL-22541-J: breadcrumbs static text-only route crumb consolidation
+
+date: 2026-04-09  
+author: Cline  
+scope: `components/breadcrumbs.js`  
+type: change  
+rationale: Continue the same bounded refactor cadence by consolidating repeated static text-only breadcrumb route branches into one route-label resolver.
+impact: Refactor-only structural deduplication/readability improvement; no intended route/auth/session/API/EN-CY/a11y behavior change.
+status: completed
+
+Summary:
+
+- Added `getStaticTextCrumbLabel(path)` in `components/breadcrumbs.js` to centralize static text-only crumb labels by pathname.
+- Replaced repeated single-line static crumb branches with one generic render path:
+    - `renderTextCrumb(getStaticTextCrumbLabel(pathname))` when mapping returns a label.
+- Consolidated static branch handling for routes including:
+    - account register
+    - DNS index/help/contact/applications process pages
+    - cookies/privacy/accessibility/static auth routes.
+- Preserved route labels (including translation keys and legacy hardcoded labels where already present).
+
+Validation:
+
+- `npx eslint components/breadcrumbs.js` -> pass.
+- `node tests/phase22/index.test.cjs` -> pass (combined suite).
+
+Follow-ups:
+
+- Next slice recommendation: extract a small grouped helper for recurring two-crumb route pairs (e.g., my-portal + section label, dns list + case reference) to reduce the remaining conditional chain while preserving explicit route behavior.
+
 ### CL-00X: 22500 `components/elements/index.js` Phase 1 helper extraction
 
 date: 2026-04-07