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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,083 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1986, and 1,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (1,055), and casualties rose from 1,333.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,083
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,340
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious20219%
  • Slight86180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious22016%
  • Slight1,09982%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,083, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday150 (14%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday193 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.6%)
  • February68 (6.3%)
  • March74 (6.8%)
  • April81 (7.5%)
  • May89 (8.2%)
  • June91 (8.4%)
  • July103 (9.5%)
  • August102 (9.4%)
  • September102 (9.4%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November94 (8.7%)
  • December99 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight796 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry757 (70%)
  • Wet or damp304 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph953 (88%)
  • 40 mph88 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway812 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (43%)
  • Pedestrian349 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (14%)
  • Cyclist105 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1585 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20289 (22%)
  • 21 to 25199 (15%)
  • 26 to 35182 (14%)
  • 36 to 45132 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55115 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7582 (6.1%)
  • Over 7581 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (46%)
  • Passenger369 (28%)
  • Pedestrian349 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,247 (68%)
  • Motorcycle201 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach100 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 62nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1986

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1986: 175, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27175223532
2ndA23121154223
3rdB2066119138113
4thA25991129219
5thA2023192008
6thA2038182904
7thA2010171814
8thB2123172106
9thB2120151603
10thB2118141503
11thB2122111304
12thB2194101104
13thB212191000
14thB21858802
15thA2935601
16thB21194401
17thB21372201
18thA2771110
19thA2951200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1986

Brighton and Hove had 804 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1986

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1986: 335.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years