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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2017, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (779), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 2017
686
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
808
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14421%
  • Slight53678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious15219%
  • Slight65080%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 686, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 686
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (17%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (11%)
  • February57 (8.3%)
  • March61 (8.9%)
  • April51 (7.4%)
  • May49 (7.1%)
  • June52 (7.6%)
  • July57 (8.3%)
  • August52 (7.6%)
  • September60 (8.7%)
  • October60 (8.7%)
  • November66 (9.6%)
  • December48 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (83%)
  • Wet or damp119 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph371 (54%)
  • 30 mph240 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (34%)
  • Cyclist190 (24%)
  • Pedestrian152 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35185 (23%)
  • 36 to 45144 (18%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (64%)
  • Pedestrian152 (19%)
  • Passenger141 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (15%)
  • Motorcycle116 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach59 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 48th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2017

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2017, with 138 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2017: 91, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25991116120
2ndA2708391112
3rdA236486119
4thB20664553113
5thA27324803
6thA2010262905
7thA20237802
8thA203871002
9thB21207702
10thA2936801
11thB21235501
12thB21945500
13thB21194401
14thB21853301
15thB21211100
16thB21221101
17thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2017

Brighton and Hove had 595 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2017

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2017: 262.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years