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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,138 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1996, and 1,415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (1,056), and casualties rose from 1,315.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,138
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,415
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious17215%
  • Slight95184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious18813%
  • Slight1,21286%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,138, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (16%)
  • Tuesday168 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday182 (16%)
  • Saturday167 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8%)
  • February91 (8%)
  • March76 (6.7%)
  • April84 (7.4%)
  • May93 (8.2%)
  • June98 (8.6%)
  • July94 (8.3%)
  • August80 (7%)
  • September101 (8.9%)
  • October112 (9.8%)
  • November121 (11%)
  • December97 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight825 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds952 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry846 (74%)
  • Wet or damp267 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph994 (87%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway842 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant744 (53%)
  • Pedestrian329 (23%)
  • Cyclist134 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20182 (13%)
  • 21 to 25235 (17%)
  • 26 to 35312 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (10%)
  • 46 to 55143 (10%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.9%)
  • Over 7555 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (52%)
  • Passenger354 (25%)
  • Pedestrian329 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,517 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach106 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 51st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1996

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1996: 139, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23139167028
2ndA270116163318
3rdA259112137118
4thB206693103016
5thA27324117
6thB2123326014
7thA2010202303
8thA2073151902
9thA2023141400
10thB2120141900
11thB2118131704
12thA2038121602
13thB212291002
14thB21857701
15thB21946702
16thB21373300
17thA2932200
18thB21192200
19thA2071100
20thA2101100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1996

Brighton and Hove had 1,006 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1996

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1996: 465.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years