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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 940 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2008, and 1,207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (1,049), and casualties fell from 1,293.

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

Collisions in 2008
940
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,207
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight81186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious13611%
  • Slight1,06688%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 940, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (18%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday155 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7%)
  • February70 (7.4%)
  • March73 (7.8%)
  • April73 (7.8%)
  • May82 (8.7%)
  • June76 (8.1%)
  • July87 (9.3%)
  • August80 (8.5%)
  • September76 (8.1%)
  • October96 (10%)
  • November78 (8.3%)
  • December83 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight722 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds784 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry714 (76%)
  • Wet or damp216 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph777 (83%)
  • 40 mph59 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph53 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (40%)
  • Pedestrian207 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant175 (14%)
  • Cyclist127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (13%)
  • 21 to 25162 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (20%)
  • 36 to 45213 (18%)
  • 46 to 55131 (11%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.6%)
  • Over 7566 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider643 (53%)
  • Passenger357 (30%)
  • Pedestrian207 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car967 (60%)
  • Bus or coach180 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle131 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car86 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 31st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2008

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2008, with 183 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2008

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2008: 112, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23112148014
2ndA270101130113
3rdB206695110015
4thA25983125020
5thA27547414
6thA2010242803
7thA2038182500
8thB2123161900
9thB2194121402
10thA2023111702
11thB212191402
12thB212071000
13thB21227901
14thB21186701
15thB21856702
16thA2934400
17thA1211100
18thA20701100
19thB20101100
20thB21191100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2008

Brighton and Hove had 789 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2008

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2008: 397.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years