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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1987, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (1,083), and casualties fell from 1,340.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,000
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,202
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious19520%
  • Slight79379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious20917%
  • Slight98182%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (13%)
  • Tuesday189 (19%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday170 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (5.4%)
  • February56 (5.6%)
  • March63 (6.3%)
  • April90 (9%)
  • May84 (8.4%)
  • June90 (9%)
  • July92 (9.2%)
  • August99 (9.9%)
  • September71 (7.1%)
  • October98 (9.8%)
  • November97 (9.7%)
  • December106 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit264 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry702 (70%)
  • Wet or damp279 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph874 (87%)
  • 40 mph72 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (40%)
  • Pedestrian357 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (14%)
  • Cyclist119 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20236 (20%)
  • 21 to 25188 (16%)
  • 26 to 35183 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7572 (6%)
  • Over 7582 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (48%)
  • Pedestrian357 (30%)
  • Passenger271 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,155 (68%)
  • Motorcycle183 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (6%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 68th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1987

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1987: 165, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27165217226
2ndA2396115224
3rdA25994108223
4thB20668692115
5thA2038313819
6thA2010262802
7thA2023242703
8thB2120172202
9thB2123121501
10thB211891300
11thB21217700
12thB21947803
13thA2935500
14thB21855601
15thB21224400
16thB21191100
17thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1987

Brighton and Hove had 907 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1987

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1987: 343.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years