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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2011, and 1,106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (902), and casualties fell from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 2011
893
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,106
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious15918%
  • Slight72982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious16615%
  • Slight93484%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 893, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (16%)
  • Tuesday141 (16%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday141 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (8.2%)
  • February67 (7.5%)
  • March81 (9.1%)
  • April80 (9%)
  • May61 (6.8%)
  • June79 (8.8%)
  • July72 (8.1%)
  • August80 (9%)
  • September77 (8.6%)
  • October81 (9.1%)
  • November76 (8.5%)
  • December66 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (81%)
  • Wet or damp169 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph766 (86%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (1%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (36%)
  • Pedestrian230 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant159 (14%)
  • Cyclist156 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (12%)
  • 21 to 25147 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (19%)
  • 36 to 45187 (17%)
  • 46 to 55129 (12%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.7%)
  • Over 7554 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (52%)
  • Passenger306 (28%)
  • Pedestrian230 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (59%)
  • Bus or coach170 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (11%)
  • Motorcycle125 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car57 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 29th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2011

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2011, with 180 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2011: 111, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259111142033
2ndA239212319
3rdA27087109016
4thB20668796013
5thA27366117
6thA2010232504
7thB2123192503
8thA293151711
9thA2023142301
10thA2038141821
11thB2194111101
12thB21209904
13thB218581101
14thB212271301
15thB21213300
16thB21373300
17thB21191100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2011

Brighton and Hove had 790 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2011

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2011: 357.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2011.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years