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Brighton and Hove road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43,405 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025, and 53,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 449 were fatal and 7,712 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 579 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (543), and casualties rose from 625 to 662.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
43,405
50th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53,030
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
449
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
579
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove

1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4491%
  • Serious7,71218%
  • Slight35,24481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4770.9%
  • Serious8,34616%
  • Slight44,20783%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. In 2025 there were 579, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 579
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579662
2024543625
2023591680
2022636740
2021620716
2020553642
2019681805
2018683805
2017686808
2016779944
2015780986
2014793987
2013738908
2012790979
20118931,106
20109021,111
20098931,105
20089401,207
20071,0491,293
20069911,212
20051,0431,290
20041,0751,336
20031,0711,333
20021,0591,316
20011,1441,447
20001,1161,413
19991,1201,372
19981,0551,296
19971,0371,249
19961,1381,415
19951,0561,315
19941,0801,333
19939551,158
19929791,170
19919071,135
19901,0411,256
19891,0991,356
19881,0401,276
19871,0001,202
19861,0831,340
19851,0551,333
19841,1551,390
19831,0651,224
19821,0331,251
19819761,166
19809101,079
19799931,258

When and where crashes happen in Brighton and Hove

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,167 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,439 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,406 (15%)
  • Thursday6,541 (15%)
  • Friday7,264 (17%)
  • Saturday6,121 (14%)
  • Sunday4,467 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,555 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59561 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,520 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,117 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,312 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,731 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,785 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,824 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,407 (7.8%)
  • February3,132 (7.2%)
  • March3,409 (7.9%)
  • April3,373 (7.8%)
  • May3,628 (8.4%)
  • June3,654 (8.4%)
  • July3,843 (8.9%)
  • August3,712 (8.6%)
  • September3,692 (8.5%)
  • October4,057 (9.3%)
  • November3,931 (9.1%)
  • December3,567 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31,742 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,303 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown685 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting547 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit127 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35,121 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,518 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds1,071 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds926 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist193 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds135 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.1%)
  • Other655 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded760 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry32,049 (74%)
  • Wet or damp10,729 (25%)
  • Frost or ice406 (0.9%)
  • Snow116 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep53 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4,255 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph33,993 (78%)
  • 40 mph2,277 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph638 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1,067 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1,167 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32,433 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway6,891 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road2,645 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout1,119 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded317 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,010 (42%)
  • Pedestrian12,273 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist6,506 (12%)
  • Cyclist6,228 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,965 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant943 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant584 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)181 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant127 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant119 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,216 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,728 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 152,862 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 207,948 (15%)
  • 21 to 257,075 (13%)
  • 26 to 3510,195 (19%)
  • 36 to 456,967 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,041 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 653,704 (7%)
  • 66 to 752,869 (5.4%)
  • Over 752,608 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded817 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,697 (52%)
  • Passenger13,060 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12,273 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49,685 (65%)
  • Motorcycle6,972 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6,528 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach5,053 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,086 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,472 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,359 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle362 (0.5%)
  • Minibus299 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)79 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Brighton and Hove

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brighton and Hove ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 50th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 102nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
47thWakefield44,86962,0488198,814
48thRedbridge44,19956,2653775,794
49thWirral43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove (this area)43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff43,00356,1345155,422
52ndKensington and Chelsea42,73248,2642756,392
53rdNorthumberland42,34562,3991,0908,560

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove, with 3,771 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 20 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025: 4,480, including 52 fatal and 802 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA234,4805,66752802
2ndA2594,2155,35383910
3rdB20663,7644,36020639
4thA273,3024,25960635
5thA2702,9443,64224515
6thA20109571,0703141
7thA20236988354104
8thB21236378969102
9thA203863385912127
10thB2120482576391
11thB2194439485270
12thB2185349423649
13thB2118331399043
14thB2122314375269
15thA293238301141
16thB2121179197029
17thB2119140147019
18thB21378092011
19thA2073556606
20thB2193374104

Towns in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 38,213.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025: 16,279.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove

Of the latest 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity