Brownhills road traffic accidents
Brownhills recorded 998 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,367 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 69% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 141
- Casualties
- 1,367
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 141
- Casualties
- 1,367
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Brownhills
Roads in Brownhills
Postcode districts in Brownhills
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Brownhills
Road collision statistics for Brownhills
Collisions recorded
998
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,367
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
141
15.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Brownhills
Collisions in Brownhills are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16% of the total), with 25.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.8% of recorded collisions in Brownhills happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Brownhills have produced 1,367 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.5% 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 92 collisions, Monday 125 collisions, Tuesday 159 collisions, Wednesday 158 collisions, Thursday 153 collisions, Friday 160 collisions, Saturday 151 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 743 collisions, Darkness 255 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 896 collisions, Dual carriageway 62 collisions, Roundabout 34 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 928 collisions, 40 mph 59 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 759 collisions, Raining no high winds 139 collisions, Other 41 collisions, Unknown 26 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 816 casualties, Passenger 326 casualties, Pedestrian 225 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Brownhills
How many road accidents have there been in Brownhills?
998 collisions have been recorded in Brownhills in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,367 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Brownhills were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 141 were serious — 15.1% of all recorded collisions in Brownhills resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Brownhills?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Brownhills, accounting for 16% of them, and 25.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Brownhills happen on?
89.8% of collisions in Brownhills are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Brownhills?
Pedestrians make up 16.5% of the 1,367 casualties recorded in Brownhills.
Is road safety in Brownhills getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Brownhills rose 69% 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 Brownhills 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 Brownhills cover 1999 to 2025.