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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,080 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1994, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (955), and casualties rose from 1,158.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,080
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,333
Up 15% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight91184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious17313%
  • Slight1,14686%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,080, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (17%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday154 (14%)
  • Friday161 (15%)
  • Saturday159 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (10%)
  • February71 (6.6%)
  • March84 (7.8%)
  • April95 (8.8%)
  • May90 (8.3%)
  • June80 (7.4%)
  • July83 (7.7%)
  • August87 (8.1%)
  • September86 (8%)
  • October97 (9%)
  • November91 (8.4%)
  • December108 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry761 (70%)
  • Wet or damp298 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph945 (88%)
  • 40 mph62 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway825 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant664 (50%)
  • Pedestrian314 (24%)
  • Cyclist143 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20173 (13%)
  • 21 to 25182 (14%)
  • 26 to 35278 (21%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55124 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7581 (6.1%)
  • Over 7580 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (52%)
  • Passenger328 (25%)
  • Pedestrian314 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,393 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle118 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach103 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • 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 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 54th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1994

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1994: 113, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23113147013
2ndA259111143419
3rdA270107137320
4thB2066103122014
5thA27486635
6thA2023252801
7thA2073192202
8thB2123192602
9thB2118141501
10thA2010121204
11thB2185121401
12thB2194111301
13thA2038101502
14thB212081101
15thB21227901
16thA2934502
17thB21192201
18thB20101100
19thB21211100
20thB21371200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1994

Brighton and Hove had 970 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1994

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1994: 365.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years