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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 738 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2013, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (790), and casualties fell from 979.

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

Collisions in 2013
738
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
908
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2013

0.4% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight59981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight76384%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 738, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.6%)
  • February60 (8.1%)
  • March44 (6%)
  • April53 (7.2%)
  • May51 (6.9%)
  • June67 (9.1%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August68 (9.2%)
  • September53 (7.2%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November72 (9.8%)
  • December47 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (77%)
  • Wet or damp150 (20%)
  • Snow11 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph242 (33%)
  • 30 mph418 (57%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (36%)
  • Cyclist200 (22%)
  • Pedestrian153 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2097 (11%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35196 (22%)
  • 36 to 45164 (18%)
  • 46 to 55111 (12%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5%)
  • Over 7536 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (57%)
  • Passenger235 (26%)
  • Pedestrian153 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car757 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle216 (16%)
  • Bus or coach117 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 42nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2013

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2013, with 149 collisions, 34 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2013

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2013: 89, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27089110013
2ndB20668598020
3rdA2383108010
4thA2597392123
5thA27324514
6thA2010232603
7thA203881101
8thB212381100
9thA202361100
10thA2936801
11thB212161104
12thB21205500
13thB21855500
14thB21944601
15thB21222200
16thB21191100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2013

Brighton and Hove had 649 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2013

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2013: 271.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years