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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,116 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2000, and 1,413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (1,120), and casualties rose from 1,372.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,116
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,413
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious14913%
  • Slight95485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious16111%
  • Slight1,23988%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,116, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday152 (14%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (16%)
  • Sunday106 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.2%)
  • February91 (8.2%)
  • March87 (7.8%)
  • April79 (7.1%)
  • May117 (10%)
  • June100 (9%)
  • July77 (6.9%)
  • August92 (8.2%)
  • September86 (7.7%)
  • October115 (10%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December79 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight793 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds880 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry794 (71%)
  • Wet or damp291 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph947 (85%)
  • 40 mph74 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (3%)
  • 70 mph42 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (50%)
  • Pedestrian312 (22%)
  • Cyclist132 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20187 (13%)
  • 21 to 25176 (12%)
  • 26 to 35312 (22%)
  • 36 to 45207 (15%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.4%)
  • Over 7562 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded59 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (51%)
  • Passenger387 (27%)
  • Pedestrian312 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,444 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle122 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach120 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 53rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2000

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2000: 114, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23114159219
2ndA270113153016
3rdA259112149114
4thB2066698806
5thA27496116
6thB2123274215
7thA2010253003
8thA2023161801
9thA2038101101
10thB2118101201
11thB21858801
12thB21948901
13thB21207701
14thB21217701
15thA2934501
16thB21224400
17thB21933300
18thA27002210
19thB21372200
20thA2791100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2000

Brighton and Hove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 945.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2000

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2000: 431.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years