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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,075 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2004, and 1,336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (1,071), and casualties rose from 1,333.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,075
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,336
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11110%
  • Slight96089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1198.9%
  • Slight1,21391%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,075, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (13%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (17%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday178 (17%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9.4%)
  • February76 (7.1%)
  • March94 (8.7%)
  • April81 (7.5%)
  • May83 (7.7%)
  • June95 (8.8%)
  • July86 (8%)
  • August91 (8.5%)
  • September97 (9%)
  • October102 (9.5%)
  • November89 (8.3%)
  • December80 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds922 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry845 (79%)
  • Wet or damp223 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph921 (86%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway277 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (43%)
  • Pedestrian268 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant173 (13%)
  • Cyclist129 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (9.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20190 (14%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35259 (19%)
  • 36 to 45216 (16%)
  • 46 to 55121 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4%)
  • Over 7568 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (51%)
  • Passenger389 (29%)
  • Pedestrian268 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,228 (65%)
  • Bus or coach199 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle128 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 34th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2004

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2004, with 209 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2004: 106, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259106136010
2ndA2310413818
3rdA27088119111
4thB20668511617
5thA27405404
6thA2010222503
7thB2118172104
8thB2123152301
9thB2194121401
10thA2023111100
11thB218591400
12thA20388901
13thB21207700
14thB21216600
15thB21195501
16thB21225501
17thA2934500
18thB21933301
19thB21862200
20thA2811100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2004

Brighton and Hove had 932 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2004

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2004: 425.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years