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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 790 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2012, and 979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (893), and casualties fell from 1,106.

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

Collisions in 2012
790
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
979
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious14719%
  • Slight63881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15516%
  • Slight81984%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 790, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (17%)
  • Thursday131 (17%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.5%)
  • February63 (8%)
  • March70 (8.9%)
  • April55 (7%)
  • May68 (8.6%)
  • June47 (5.9%)
  • July66 (8.4%)
  • August62 (7.8%)
  • September72 (9.1%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November60 (7.6%)
  • December66 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight583 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry608 (77%)
  • Wet or damp175 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph667 (84%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (36%)
  • Pedestrian180 (18%)
  • Cyclist161 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3%)
  • 16 to 20113 (12%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35200 (20%)
  • 36 to 45182 (19%)
  • 46 to 55112 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.6%)
  • Over 7557 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (54%)
  • Passenger271 (28%)
  • Pedestrian180 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (12%)
  • Bus or coach137 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle112 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 39th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2012

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2012, with 134 collisions, 31 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2012

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2012: 97, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2397137117
2ndA27093111015
3rdA25988106025
4thB20667388011
5thA27345506
6thA2010242505
7thA2023151901
8thB2120111212
9thB2194101202
10thB212391202
11thA20385600
12thA2935702
13thB21224401
14thB21854401
15thB21182201
16thB21191100
17thB21211100
18thB21371300

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2012

Brighton and Hove had 683 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2012

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2012: 292.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years