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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,065 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1983, and 1,224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (1,033), and casualties fell from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,065
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,224
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
21
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1983

2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious23922%
  • Slight80576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.7%
  • Serious26221%
  • Slight94177%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,065, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday149 (14%)
  • Thursday168 (16%)
  • Friday201 (19%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.2%)
  • February51 (4.8%)
  • March85 (8%)
  • April90 (8.5%)
  • May92 (8.6%)
  • June88 (8.3%)
  • July102 (9.6%)
  • August92 (8.6%)
  • September83 (7.8%)
  • October97 (9.1%)
  • November85 (8%)
  • December113 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight766 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit280 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry744 (70%)
  • Wet or damp305 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph993 (93%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway853 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (32%)
  • Pedestrian378 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (19%)
  • Cyclist123 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4%)
  • 11 to 15113 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20269 (22%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (12%)
  • 36 to 4597 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6591 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7594 (7.7%)
  • Over 7578 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (46%)
  • Pedestrian378 (31%)
  • Passenger278 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,097 (64%)
  • Motorcycle253 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 61st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1983

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1983: 138, including 5 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27138166544
2ndB2066132138330
3rdA23104125229
4thA25992109319
5thA2010222504
6thA2038192622
7thB2120161700
8thA2023151906
9thB2185141701
10thB2118121206
11thB212291202
12thB212391003
13thA2936601
14thB21195500
15thB21214403
16thB21944610
17thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1983

Brighton and Hove had 989 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1983

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1983: 399.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years