Brierfield road traffic accidents
Brierfield recorded 540 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 762 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 93
- Casualties
- 762
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 93
- Casualties
- 762
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Brierfield
Roads in Brierfield
Postcode districts in Brierfield
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Brierfield
Road collision statistics for Brierfield
Collisions recorded
540
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
762
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
93
18.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Brierfield
Collisions in Brierfield are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.3% of the total), with 25.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.1% of recorded collisions in Brierfield happen on a single carriageway. Around 17% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Brierfield have produced 762 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 70 collisions, Monday 70 collisions, Tuesday 99 collisions, Wednesday 69 collisions, Thursday 81 collisions, Friday 85 collisions, Saturday 66 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 403 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 503 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 29 collisions, 30 mph 497 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 70 mph 11 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 448 collisions, Raining no high winds 53 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 385 casualties, Passenger 204 casualties, Pedestrian 173 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Brierfield
How many road accidents have there been in Brierfield?
540 collisions have been recorded in Brierfield in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 762 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Brierfield were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 93 were serious — 18.7% of all recorded collisions in Brierfield resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Brierfield?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Brierfield, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 25.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Brierfield happen on?
93.1% of collisions in Brierfield are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Brierfield?
Pedestrians make up 22.7% of the 762 casualties recorded in Brierfield.
Is road safety in Brierfield getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Brierfield fell 27% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Brierfield come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Brierfield cover 1999 to 2025.