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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1998, and 1,296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (1,037), and casualties rose from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,055
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,296
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious13213%
  • Slight91186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious14411%
  • Slight1,14088%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,055, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (13%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday177 (17%)
  • Thursday157 (15%)
  • Friday163 (15%)
  • Saturday164 (16%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.4%)
  • February66 (6.3%)
  • March83 (7.9%)
  • April65 (6.2%)
  • May93 (8.8%)
  • June97 (9.2%)
  • July80 (7.6%)
  • August104 (9.9%)
  • September98 (9.3%)
  • October108 (10%)
  • November94 (8.9%)
  • December78 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds826 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry728 (69%)
  • Wet or damp303 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph927 (88%)
  • 40 mph54 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (50%)
  • Pedestrian339 (26%)
  • Cyclist105 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20154 (12%)
  • 21 to 25136 (10%)
  • 26 to 35293 (23%)
  • 36 to 45172 (13%)
  • 46 to 55122 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.1%)
  • Over 7553 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (49%)
  • Pedestrian339 (26%)
  • Passenger323 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,354 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach112 (6%)
  • Motorcycle107 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 63rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1998

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1998: 125, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23125148119
2ndA259107130215
3rdB2066869609
4thA2708197212
5thA27365002
6thA2010283003
7thB2123263812
8thA2023162101
9thB2118161700
10thA2038121804
11thB21209900
12thB218591110
13thB21948800
14thB21217700
15thB21224500
16thB21374400
17thB21934400
18thA2933701
19thA20732300
20thB21192200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1998

Brighton and Hove had 933 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1998

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1998: 416.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years