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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,040 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1988, and 1,276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (1,000), and casualties rose from 1,202.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,040
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,276
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious20219%
  • Slight82079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious22418%
  • Slight1,03281%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,040, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (15%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday187 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (11%)
  • February77 (7.4%)
  • March85 (8.2%)
  • April52 (5%)
  • May86 (8.3%)
  • June88 (8.5%)
  • July94 (9%)
  • August97 (9.3%)
  • September92 (8.8%)
  • October91 (8.8%)
  • November104 (10%)
  • December62 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight719 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds830 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry746 (72%)
  • Wet or damp283 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph908 (87%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway839 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (43%)
  • Pedestrian349 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20262 (21%)
  • 21 to 25222 (17%)
  • 26 to 35224 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7574 (5.8%)
  • Over 7584 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (48%)
  • Pedestrian349 (27%)
  • Passenger319 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,252 (70%)
  • Motorcycle200 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (6%)
  • Bus or coach83 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.4%)
  • Minibus16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 69th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1988

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1988: 152, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27152191233
2ndA259110143519
3rdA2399121120
4thB206689105013
5thA2023252803
6thA2038222803
7thA2010192104
8thB2120152401
9thB2194151605
10thB2123101303
11thB218591310
12thB21188800
13thB21228801
14thB21215502
15thB21192200
16thB21372200
17thA2931200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1988

Brighton and Hove had 932 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1988

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1988: 362.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years