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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,155 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1984, and 1,390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (1,065), and casualties rose from 1,224.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,155
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,390
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious24621%
  • Slight88977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious28120%
  • Slight1,08878%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,155, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (16%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday190 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59207 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.6%)
  • February85 (7.4%)
  • March88 (7.6%)
  • April111 (9.6%)
  • May74 (6.4%)
  • June111 (9.6%)
  • July104 (9%)
  • August92 (8%)
  • September86 (7.4%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November109 (9.4%)
  • December91 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds894 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry796 (69%)
  • Wet or damp350 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,024 (89%)
  • 40 mph79 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway913 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (34%)
  • Pedestrian372 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist285 (21%)
  • Cyclist152 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7%)
  • 16 to 20337 (24%)
  • 21 to 25204 (15%)
  • 26 to 35179 (13%)
  • 36 to 45118 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6599 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7598 (7.1%)
  • Over 7568 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider681 (49%)
  • Pedestrian372 (27%)
  • Passenger337 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,221 (62%)
  • Motorcycle296 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Brighton and Hove

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 55th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1984

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1984: 136, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27136154332
2ndB2066110120222
3rdA259106130422
4thA2395117220
5thA2010313706
6thB2123253512
7thA2023222406
8thA2038213304
9thB2120161704
10thB2194161902
11thB2185111311
12thB2118101001
13thA29391001
14thB21195501
15thB21215502
16thB21224401
17thB21372200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1984

Brighton and Hove had 1,059 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1984

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1984: 442.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years