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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,056 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1995, and 1,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (1,080), and casualties fell from 1,333.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,056
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,315
Down 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1995

0.9% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1995 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight90686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious14911%
  • Slight1,15688%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,056, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday170 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.9%)
  • February91 (8.6%)
  • March91 (8.6%)
  • April76 (7.2%)
  • May80 (7.6%)
  • June100 (9.5%)
  • July79 (7.5%)
  • August92 (8.7%)
  • September85 (8%)
  • October88 (8.3%)
  • November105 (9.9%)
  • December86 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight771 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry765 (72%)
  • Wet or damp284 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph915 (87%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway775 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (47%)
  • Pedestrian332 (25%)
  • Cyclist141 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1585 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20175 (13%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35310 (24%)
  • 36 to 45141 (11%)
  • 46 to 55114 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.8%)
  • Over 7570 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (48%)
  • Passenger346 (26%)
  • Pedestrian332 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,350 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (8%)
  • Motorcycle121 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach111 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 56th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1995

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1995: 109, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23109142014
2ndA259100129517
3rdA27095121016
4thB20668499011
5thA27496308
6thA2010192101
7thB2123152503
8thB2194151802
9thA2023141700
10thA2073121301
11thB2122121513
12thB2118111304
13thA2038101101
14thB212071102
15thB21196601
16thB21856800
17thA2933300
18thA2731100
19thB21211100
20thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1995

Brighton and Hove had 949 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1995

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1995: 362.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years