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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1985, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (1,155), and casualties fell from 1,390.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,055
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,333
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious22421%
  • Slight81477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious26220%
  • Slight1,05279%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,055, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday156 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (13%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (5.3%)
  • February73 (6.9%)
  • March91 (8.6%)
  • April91 (8.6%)
  • May98 (9.3%)
  • June84 (8%)
  • July99 (9.4%)
  • August92 (8.7%)
  • September84 (8%)
  • October104 (9.9%)
  • November105 (10%)
  • December78 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds849 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (71%)
  • Wet or damp270 (26%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph929 (88%)
  • 40 mph62 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph41 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (38%)
  • Pedestrian369 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (18%)
  • Cyclist116 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20275 (21%)
  • 21 to 25209 (16%)
  • 26 to 35197 (15%)
  • 36 to 45103 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7589 (6.7%)
  • Over 7583 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (44%)
  • Passenger372 (28%)
  • Pedestrian369 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,151 (65%)
  • Motorcycle255 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach90 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 68th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1985

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1985: 146, including 2 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27146192238
2ndA23108150323
3rdA25998132428
4thB206691108116
5thA2010262603
6thA2038264418
7thA2023243114
8thB2120212402
9thB2123182702
10thB2185182604
11thB2194181912
12thA2939903
13thB21189902
14thB21228901
15thB21214601
16thB21374400
17thA2772201
18thB21192201
19thA20281100
20thB20231100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1985

Brighton and Hove had 957 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1985

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1985: 361.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years