Brown Edge road traffic accidents
Brown Edge recorded 52 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 66 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Casualties
- 66
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Casualties
- 66
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Brown Edge
Postcode districts in Brown Edge
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Accidents in Brown Edge
Road collision statistics for Brown Edge
Collisions recorded
52
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
66
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
6
13.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Brown Edge
Collisions in Brown Edge are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.2% of the total), with 32.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Brown Edge happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Brown Edge have produced 66 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.8% 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 7 collisions, Monday 7 collisions, Tuesday 8 collisions, Wednesday 6 collisions, Thursday 8 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 6 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 35 collisions, Darkness 17 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 52 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 49 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 43 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 39 casualties, Passenger 10 casualties, Pedestrian 17 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Brown Edge
How many road accidents have there been in Brown Edge?
52 collisions have been recorded in Brown Edge in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 66 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Brown Edge were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 6 were serious — 13.5% of all recorded collisions in Brown Edge resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Brown Edge?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Brown Edge, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 32.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Brown Edge happen on?
100% of collisions in Brown Edge are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Brown Edge?
Pedestrians make up 25.8% of the 66 casualties recorded in Brown Edge.
Is road safety in Brown Edge getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Brown Edge rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Brown Edge 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 Brown Edge cover 1999 to 2025.