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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 976 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1981, and 1,166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 260 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (910), and casualties rose from 1,079.

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

Collisions in 1981
976
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,166
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
260
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious26027%
  • Slight69972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious28625%
  • Slight86374%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 976, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday127 (13%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday100 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.6%)
  • February69 (7.1%)
  • March87 (8.9%)
  • April67 (6.9%)
  • May88 (9%)
  • June69 (7.1%)
  • July84 (8.6%)
  • August73 (7.5%)
  • September74 (7.6%)
  • October107 (11%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December86 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight722 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds721 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry623 (64%)
  • Wet or damp327 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph885 (91%)
  • 40 mph43 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph29 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway769 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (39%)
  • Pedestrian346 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (20%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20257 (22%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35160 (14%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75100 (8.6%)
  • Over 7562 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (48%)
  • Pedestrian346 (30%)
  • Passenger266 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (64%)
  • Motorcycle262 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Brighton and Hove

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 79th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1981

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1981: 120, including 2 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27120139237
2ndA2395123329
3rdB206684102214
4thA2598195226
5thA2010232707
6thA2023222802
7thA2038202715
8thB2120151705
9thB2185151704
10thB2123141714
11thB211891203
12thB21949904
13thA29381003
14thB21215601
15thB21223301
16thB21191100
17thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1981

Brighton and Hove had 894 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1981

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1981: 341.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years