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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,041 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1990, and 1,256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (1,099), and casualties fell from 1,356.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,041
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,256
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious16816%
  • Slight85782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious18415%
  • Slight1,05584%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,041, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (16%)
  • Friday171 (16%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.2%)
  • February88 (8.5%)
  • March96 (9.2%)
  • April90 (8.6%)
  • May87 (8.4%)
  • June82 (7.9%)
  • July87 (8.4%)
  • August87 (8.4%)
  • September85 (8.2%)
  • October82 (7.9%)
  • November87 (8.4%)
  • December85 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds865 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry779 (75%)
  • Wet or damp261 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph929 (89%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway837 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (46%)
  • Pedestrian321 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (12%)
  • Cyclist106 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20218 (17%)
  • 21 to 25214 (17%)
  • 26 to 35188 (15%)
  • 36 to 45122 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6595 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7587 (6.9%)
  • Over 7576 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (49%)
  • Passenger325 (26%)
  • Pedestrian321 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,329 (71%)
  • Motorcycle164 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 72nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1990

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1990: 146, including 6 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27146188625
2ndA23110135320
3rdB2066109127014
4thA25983106215
5thA2038242704
6thA2023181903
7thB2118141901
8thB2123141705
9thB2120121412
10thA2010101001
11thB2185101200
12thB21948802
13thB21196600
14thB21375701
15thA2934500
16thB21214400
17thB21222201

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1990

Brighton and Hove had 955 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1990

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1990: 376.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years