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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2009, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (940), and casualties fell from 1,207.

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

Collisions in 2009
893
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,105
Down 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2009

0.2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14316%
  • Slight74884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight95586%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 893, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday131 (15%)
  • Saturday148 (17%)
  • Sunday88 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7.7%)
  • February67 (7.5%)
  • March80 (9%)
  • April73 (8.2%)
  • May94 (11%)
  • June71 (8%)
  • July80 (9%)
  • August71 (8%)
  • September72 (8.1%)
  • October77 (8.6%)
  • November74 (8.3%)
  • December65 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry665 (74%)
  • Wet or damp201 (23%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph748 (84%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (2%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (39%)
  • Pedestrian203 (18%)
  • Cyclist164 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20153 (14%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (19%)
  • 36 to 45197 (18%)
  • 46 to 55103 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6584 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.5%)
  • Over 7548 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (53%)
  • Passenger318 (29%)
  • Pedestrian203 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (11%)
  • Bus or coach165 (11%)
  • Motorcycle110 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 31st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2009

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2009, with 158 collisions, 27 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2009

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2009: 117, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23117155020
2ndA27095120113
3rdA25989110020
4thB20667493013
5thA27435903
6thA2010192202
7thA2038141501
8thB2120141501
9thB2123121701
10thB2194111200
11thA2023101000
12thB212281104
13thB218581402
14thB21937702
15thB21195500
16thB21215504
17thB21373300
18thA2932301
19thB21182301
20thB20101100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2009

Brighton and Hove had 769 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2009

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2009: 346.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years