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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,144 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2001, and 1,447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,116), and casualties rose from 1,413.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,144
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,447
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious12010%
  • Slight1,01188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious1319.1%
  • Slight1,30190%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,144, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday189 (17%)
  • Friday182 (16%)
  • Saturday175 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8%)
  • February101 (8.8%)
  • March92 (8%)
  • April105 (9.2%)
  • May96 (8.4%)
  • June106 (9.3%)
  • July90 (7.9%)
  • August93 (8.1%)
  • September79 (6.9%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November86 (7.5%)
  • December88 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight838 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds967 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry872 (76%)
  • Wet or damp253 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph985 (86%)
  • 40 mph76 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway814 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (49%)
  • Pedestrian318 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist120 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (11%)
  • 21 to 25148 (10%)
  • 26 to 35348 (24%)
  • 36 to 45182 (13%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.2%)
  • Over 7567 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded121 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider741 (51%)
  • Passenger388 (27%)
  • Pedestrian318 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,407 (70%)
  • Bus or coach163 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle139 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 45th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2001

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2001, with 232 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2001

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2001: 120, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA270120153310
2ndA23118145114
3rdA259105138211
4thB206699112010
5thA27415916
6thA2010272904
7thA2023212903
8thA2038162201
9thB2118162100
10thB2123152500
11thB2120141701
12thB2194131500
13thB212281002
14thA2935500
15thB21855500
16thB21935600
17thB21194400
18thB21214400
19thB21372200
20thA2031100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2001

Brighton and Hove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 991.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2001

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2001: 469.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years