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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2016, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (780), and casualties fell from 986.

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

Collisions in 2016
779
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
944
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious15720%
  • Slight62080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16718%
  • Slight77582%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 779, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (17%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.5%)
  • February51 (6.5%)
  • March59 (7.6%)
  • April63 (8.1%)
  • May63 (8.1%)
  • June60 (7.7%)
  • July81 (10%)
  • August57 (7.3%)
  • September65 (8.3%)
  • October74 (9.5%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December59 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry624 (80%)
  • Wet or damp151 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph422 (54%)
  • 30 mph280 (36%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (37%)
  • Cyclist196 (21%)
  • Pedestrian169 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35211 (22%)
  • 36 to 45168 (18%)
  • 46 to 55123 (13%)
  • 56 to 6582 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.2%)
  • Over 7545 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (62%)
  • Passenger186 (20%)
  • Pedestrian169 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (14%)
  • Motorcycle119 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach101 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 37th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2016

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2016, with 121 collisions, 24 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2016

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2016: 92, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2392112020
2ndA25989115020
3rdA27087109017
4thB20666985015
5thA27293803
6thA2010181903
7thA20239902
8thA203881102
9thB21208802
10thB21226600
11thB21236600
12thB21194400
13thB21944400
14thA2933300
15thB21183300
16thB21212300
17thB21852201
18thB21932200
19thA22701101
20thB20381100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2016

Brighton and Hove had 693 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2016

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2016: 298.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years