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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 993 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1979, and 1,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,405 collisions in Brighton and Hove.

Collisions in 1979
993
Casualties in 1979
1,258
Fatal collisions
18
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious24825%
  • Slight72773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious29223%
  • Slight94775%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (12%)
  • Thursday160 (16%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (5.5%)
  • February71 (7.2%)
  • March75 (7.6%)
  • April76 (7.7%)
  • May87 (8.8%)
  • June82 (8.3%)
  • July92 (9.3%)
  • August85 (8.6%)
  • September100 (10%)
  • October101 (10%)
  • November87 (8.8%)
  • December82 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (70%)
  • Wet or damp258 (26%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph901 (91%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway784 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (37%)
  • Pedestrian387 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (19%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1595 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20312 (25%)
  • 21 to 25151 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7596 (7.6%)
  • Over 7566 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (44%)
  • Pedestrian387 (31%)
  • Passenger312 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,004 (63%)
  • Motorcycle249 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Brighton and Hove

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 79th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1979

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1979: 153, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27153193338
2ndA2389112318
3rdB206684106117
4thA25982112225
5thA20382744211
6thA2023233313
7thA2010171704
8thB2123132203
9thB2194131506
10thB2118111602
11thB2120111504
12thB212281001
13thB218581302
14thB21216600
15thB21195601
16thA2934400
17thB21372200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1979

Brighton and Hove had 905 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1979

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1979: 353.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1979, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years