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Brown Edge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands, from 1979 to 2025, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
137
2,405th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
194
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
29
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brown Edge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight10778%

What the data shows

  • Brown Edge had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Brown Edge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Brown Edge are between 6pm and 9pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brown Edge, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Brown Edge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,405th
Most casualties
2,313th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (86%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (63%)
  • Pedestrian31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brown Edge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brown Edge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brown Edge peaked at 9 in 1986; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202423
202300
202200
202111
202000
201900
201833
201734
201622
201526
201411
201347
201211
201124
201044
200923
200833
200733
200612
200545
200433
200322
200223
200134
200035
199956
199824
199758
199634
199538
199433
199323
199233
199100
199045
198955
198833
198745
1986914
198568
198447
198335
198224
1981511
198078
197969

Map of recent crashes in Brown Edge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brown Edge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brown Edge

The 24 most recent collisions in Brown Edge happened between 22 November 2010 and 25 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brown Edge

Of the 137 collisions in Brown Edge, 79 were on the B5051.

Collisions in Brown Edge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB505179116116

Council areas covering Brown Edge

Collisions in Brown Edge were recorded in 2 council areas. The Staffordshire Moorlands has 133 of 137 (97%).

Collisions in Brown Edge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStaffordshire Moorlands133189129
2ndStoke-on-Trent4500

Postcode district for Brown Edge

All 137 collisions in Brown Edge were in the ST6 postcode district.