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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 910 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1980, and 1,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (993), and casualties fell from 1,258.

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

Collisions in 1980
910
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,079
Down 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious19321%
  • Slight70177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious21220%
  • Slight85179%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 910, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (14%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.1%)
  • February69 (7.6%)
  • March71 (7.8%)
  • April63 (6.9%)
  • May74 (8.1%)
  • June77 (8.5%)
  • July99 (11%)
  • August71 (7.8%)
  • September74 (8.1%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November78 (8.6%)
  • December77 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds686 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Other22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry619 (68%)
  • Wet or damp280 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph842 (93%)
  • 40 mph38 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (34%)
  • Pedestrian340 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (20%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20260 (24%)
  • 21 to 25131 (12%)
  • 26 to 35144 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7571 (6.6%)
  • Over 7566 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (46%)
  • Pedestrian340 (32%)
  • Passenger242 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car921 (64%)
  • Motorcycle236 (16%)
  • Bus or coach82 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 90th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1980

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1980: 147, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27147173334
2ndB206685106122
3rdA238194219
4thA2597795418
5thA2038242907
6thA2023192102
7thA2010172312
8thB2123141903
9thB2120131600
10thB21216601
11thB21856601
12thB21946601
13thB21185601
14thB21225502
15thA2933301
16thB21192200
17thA221100
18thA2571100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1980

Brighton and Hove had 845 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1980

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1980: 348.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years