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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1982, and 1,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (976), and casualties rose from 1,166.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,033
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,251
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1982

1.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious26926%
  • Slight74772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious29123%
  • Slight94375%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,033, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (12%)
  • Wednesday168 (16%)
  • Thursday162 (16%)
  • Friday181 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (12%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.3%)
  • February63 (6.1%)
  • March75 (7.3%)
  • April76 (7.4%)
  • May71 (6.9%)
  • June77 (7.5%)
  • July98 (9.5%)
  • August100 (9.7%)
  • September103 (10%)
  • October108 (10%)
  • November92 (8.9%)
  • December105 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight748 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds821 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry724 (70%)
  • Wet or damp291 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph940 (91%)
  • 40 mph49 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (38%)
  • Pedestrian366 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (20%)
  • Cyclist96 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1596 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20301 (24%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (12%)
  • 36 to 4598 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 55114 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7597 (7.8%)
  • Over 7572 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (47%)
  • Pedestrian366 (29%)
  • Passenger295 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (65%)
  • Motorcycle276 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 75th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1982

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1982: 147, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27147183438
2ndA23116139431
3rdB20668085027
4thA2597096221
5thA2010212406
6thB2194212201
7thA2038203003
8thA2023192402
9thB2123151703
10thB2120111706
11thB218591201
12thB211871002
13thB21227702
14thA2935602
15thB21214401
16thB21372301
17thB21191101

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1982

Brighton and Hove had 957 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1982

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1982: 380.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years