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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1992, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1991 (907), and casualties rose from 1,135.

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

Collisions in 1992
979
Up 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,170
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious13314%
  • Slight83185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious14713%
  • Slight1,00686%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 979, up 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday146 (15%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday183 (19%)
  • Saturday123 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8%)
  • February65 (6.6%)
  • March73 (7.5%)
  • April82 (8.4%)
  • May86 (8.8%)
  • June90 (9.2%)
  • July96 (9.8%)
  • August95 (9.7%)
  • September74 (7.6%)
  • October68 (6.9%)
  • November95 (9.7%)
  • December77 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds798 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry700 (72%)
  • Wet or damp266 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph863 (88%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway714 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (45%)
  • Pedestrian300 (26%)
  • Cyclist126 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (15%)
  • 21 to 25197 (17%)
  • 26 to 35203 (17%)
  • 36 to 45134 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6584 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7573 (6.2%)
  • Over 7562 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (47%)
  • Passenger317 (27%)
  • Pedestrian300 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,180 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle107 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6%)
  • Bus or coach86 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.6%)
  • Minibus20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Brighton and Hove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 70th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1992

The A27 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1992: 98, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2798120315
2ndA2396114110
3rdA25995123321
4thB206688106211
5thA270485603
6thA2010161800
7thB2123162201
8thB2185161900
9thA2038121513
10thB2194121201
11thA2023111603
12thB2122111100
13thB211891001
14thB21216602
15thB21204400
16thB21193300
17thA2932200
18thB21371100
19thB21881100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1992

Brighton and Hove had 895 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1992

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1992: 358.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1992, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years