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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,043 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2005, and 1,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (1,075), and casualties fell from 1,336.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,043
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,290
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
15
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious13613%
  • Slight89286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious14511%
  • Slight1,12988%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,043, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (17%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday133 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (9.2%)
  • February77 (7.4%)
  • March76 (7.3%)
  • April88 (8.4%)
  • May92 (8.8%)
  • June71 (6.8%)
  • July106 (10%)
  • August97 (9.3%)
  • September75 (7.2%)
  • October86 (8.2%)
  • November99 (9.5%)
  • December80 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds858 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (72%)
  • Wet or damp276 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph905 (87%)
  • 40 mph47 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph50 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway772 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (44%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant132 (10%)
  • Cyclist129 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20189 (15%)
  • 21 to 25160 (12%)
  • 26 to 35260 (20%)
  • 36 to 45203 (16%)
  • 46 to 55124 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.5%)
  • Over 7558 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider689 (53%)
  • Passenger354 (27%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,192 (65%)
  • Bus or coach180 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle136 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car73 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 32nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2005

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2005, with 187 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2005

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2005: 107, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA270107145220
2ndA259106141518
3rdA2389109311
4thB20668410108
5thA27476311
6thA2010242801
7thB2123172804
8thA2023101000
9thB2120101200
10thB212281100
11thA203871112
12thB21857700
13thB21946700
14thB21195500
15thB21214400
16thB21374400
17thB12200
18thB20102300
19thA22031200
20thA2931100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2005

Brighton and Hove had 916 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2005

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2005: 411.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years