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Brinsley and Underwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Brinsley and Underwood, Ashfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 86 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
355
1,406th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
483
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
86
95 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brinsley and Underwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight26775%

What the data shows

  • Brinsley and Underwood had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 68 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Brinsley and Underwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brinsley and Underwood, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Brinsley and Underwood.

Where Brinsley and Underwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,406th
Most casualties
1,358th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,248th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (10%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (86%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph26 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant284 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (17%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brinsley and Underwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brinsley and Underwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brinsley and Underwood peaked at 16 in 1997; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202423
202355
202256
202155
202000
20191117
201822
201723
201679
2015612
20141118
201368
201255
201166
201068
200978
20081120
200768
200645
20051519
2004810
2003710
2002911
20011113
2000610
19991318
19981318
19971618
1996710
1995812
1994510
199366
1992717
19911016
19901010
1989910
1988711
19871115
19861112
19851416
198423
19831216
198269
1981710
19801015
197923

Map of recent crashes in Brinsley and Underwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brinsley and Underwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brinsley and Underwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Brinsley and Underwood happened between 31 December 2019 and 8 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brinsley and Underwood

The A608 has the most collisions in Brinsley and Underwood, 183 of 355 (52%), followed by the B600 (53).

Collisions in Brinsley and Underwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA608183259145
2ndB6005378115

Council areas covering Brinsley and Underwood

Collisions in Brinsley and Underwood were recorded in 2 council areas. Ashfield has 191 of 355 (54%).

Collisions in Brinsley and Underwood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshfield191275152
2ndBroxtowe163207134

Postcode district for Brinsley and Underwood

All 355 collisions in Brinsley and Underwood were in the NG16 postcode district.