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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2015, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (793), and casualties fell from 987.

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

Collisions in 2015
780
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
986
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2015

0.1% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious13918%
  • Slight64082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious15115%
  • Slight83485%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 780, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday132 (17%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.4%)
  • February47 (6%)
  • March59 (7.6%)
  • April76 (9.7%)
  • May62 (7.9%)
  • June65 (8.3%)
  • July71 (9.1%)
  • August61 (7.8%)
  • September77 (9.9%)
  • October62 (7.9%)
  • November67 (8.6%)
  • December60 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight583 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds634 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry608 (78%)
  • Wet or damp169 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph362 (46%)
  • 30 mph333 (43%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph30 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (36%)
  • Cyclist190 (19%)
  • Pedestrian178 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (9.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2087 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35224 (23%)
  • 36 to 45164 (17%)
  • 46 to 55155 (16%)
  • 56 to 6584 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.1%)
  • Over 7530 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (59%)
  • Passenger229 (23%)
  • Pedestrian178 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (14%)
  • Motorcycle102 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach96 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 41st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2015

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2015, with 146 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2015: 104, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259104135021
2ndA2707990019
3rdA237687012
4thB20666172014
5thA27375604
6thA2010141502
7thB2122121304
8thA2023111501
9thA2038111303
10thB2123101211
11thA29381002
12thB21946600
13thB21855501
14thB21204401
15thB21193300
16thB21373301
17thB21212200
18thB20551201

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2015

Brighton and Hove had 684 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2015

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2015: 296.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years