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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,049 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2007, and 1,293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (991), and casualties rose from 1,212.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,049
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,293
Up 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15214%
  • Slight89185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15812%
  • Slight1,12987%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,049, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (16%)
  • Wednesday166 (16%)
  • Thursday143 (14%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.8%)
  • February63 (6%)
  • March84 (8%)
  • April67 (6.4%)
  • May80 (7.6%)
  • June87 (8.3%)
  • July111 (11%)
  • August80 (7.6%)
  • September83 (7.9%)
  • October98 (9.3%)
  • November115 (11%)
  • December89 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry792 (76%)
  • Wet or damp247 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph901 (86%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway714 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (42%)
  • Pedestrian259 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant189 (15%)
  • Cyclist121 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (13%)
  • 21 to 25170 (13%)
  • 26 to 35264 (20%)
  • 36 to 45214 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65109 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.1%)
  • Over 7560 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider667 (52%)
  • Passenger367 (28%)
  • Pedestrian259 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,093 (62%)
  • Bus or coach210 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car84 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 24th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2007

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2007, with 203 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2007: 106, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259106135119
2ndA27098120015
3rdA2386123115
4thB20666674014
5thA27486401
6thA2010303305
7thA2023252601
8thA2038101003
9thB21188800
10thB21858902
11thB212371302
12thA2936801
13thB21206601
14thB21226802
15thB21215501
16thB21192202
17thB21932200
18thB21942201
19thA20731200
20thB20681200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2007

Brighton and Hove had 898 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2007

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2007: 439.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years