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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2014, and 987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (738), and casualties rose from 908.

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

Collisions in 2014
793
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
987
Up 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious14618%
  • Slight64581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight82984%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 793, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (16%)
  • Tuesday133 (17%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday111 (14%)
  • Saturday97 (12%)
  • Sunday101 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.1%)
  • February41 (5.2%)
  • March56 (7.1%)
  • April60 (7.6%)
  • May73 (9.2%)
  • June74 (9.3%)
  • July84 (11%)
  • August64 (8.1%)
  • September75 (9.5%)
  • October83 (10%)
  • November65 (8.2%)
  • December62 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (80%)
  • Wet or damp156 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph335 (42%)
  • 30 mph356 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout32 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (38%)
  • Cyclist199 (20%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20131 (13%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35197 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (15%)
  • 46 to 55134 (14%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.7%)
  • Over 7542 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (58%)
  • Passenger240 (24%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (14%)
  • Bus or coach114 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car57 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 40th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2014

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2014, with 142 collisions, 28 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2014: 86, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25986102019
2ndA237688012
3rdA270749219
4thB20666991014
5thA275280011
6thA2010162002
7thB2123142005
8thA2038121302
9thA2023111402
10thB2194101102
11thB21206603
12thA2934601
13thB21224600
14thB21854400
15thB21193300
16thB21213301
17thB21181400

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2014

Brighton and Hove had 680 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2014

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2014: 320.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years