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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1989, and 1,356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,040), and casualties rose from 1,276.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,099
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,356
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious19318%
  • Slight89481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious21816%
  • Slight1,12683%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,099, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday179 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (14%)
  • Friday179 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday102 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8.5%)
  • February86 (7.8%)
  • March75 (6.8%)
  • April92 (8.4%)
  • May102 (9.3%)
  • June93 (8.5%)
  • July103 (9.4%)
  • August92 (8.4%)
  • September79 (7.2%)
  • October93 (8.5%)
  • November103 (9.4%)
  • December88 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight779 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds932 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry811 (74%)
  • Wet or damp283 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph959 (87%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph22 (2%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway860 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (42%)
  • Pedestrian359 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (13%)
  • Cyclist130 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20276 (20%)
  • 21 to 25224 (17%)
  • 26 to 35250 (18%)
  • 36 to 45140 (10%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7572 (5.3%)
  • Over 7579 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (49%)
  • Pedestrian359 (26%)
  • Passenger337 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,358 (70%)
  • Motorcycle191 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach82 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.3%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 68th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1989

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1989: 158, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27158189231
2ndA23121169316
3rdB2066107121114
4thA259105131324
5thA2038334709
6thA2010212202
7thA2023202013
8thB2118151700
9thB2120121201
10thB2185111303
11thB21948904
12thA29371403
13thB21227901
14thB21196601
15thB21216600
16thB21235701
17thB21372502
18thA2381100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1989

Brighton and Hove had 988 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1989

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1989: 391.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years