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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,071 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2003, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (1,059), and casualties rose from 1,316.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,071
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,333
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious14514%
  • Slight91986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious15912%
  • Slight1,16788%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,071, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday158 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.1%)
  • February85 (7.9%)
  • March81 (7.6%)
  • April77 (7.2%)
  • May97 (9.1%)
  • June69 (6.4%)
  • July97 (9.1%)
  • August109 (10%)
  • September99 (9.2%)
  • October80 (7.5%)
  • November121 (11%)
  • December69 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds899 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry833 (78%)
  • Wet or damp227 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph898 (84%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (2%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph57 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway726 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway241 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant650 (49%)
  • Pedestrian293 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist100 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20161 (12%)
  • 21 to 25171 (13%)
  • 26 to 35278 (21%)
  • 36 to 45182 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.1%)
  • Over 7561 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded86 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider685 (51%)
  • Passenger355 (27%)
  • Pedestrian293 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,371 (72%)
  • Bus or coach148 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle119 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 44th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2003

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2003, with 189 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2003: 124, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259124159029
2ndA23107144317
3rdB20669311108
4thA27086102111
5thA27476414
6thA2010273402
7thB2123243905
8thA2023182003
9thB2118141800
10thB2194111401
11thA203891102
12thB212071102
13thB218571002
14thB21224400
15thB21213300
16thB21932200
17thA27001200
18thA2931100
19thB20101100
20thB21191101

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2003

Brighton and Hove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 896.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2003

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2003: 428.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years