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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2018, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017 (686), and casualties fell from 808.

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

Collisions in 2018
683
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
805
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2018

0.3% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious16023%
  • Slight52176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16320%
  • Slight64080%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 683, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 683
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.3%)
  • February70 (10%)
  • March48 (7%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May61 (8.9%)
  • June62 (9.1%)
  • July50 (7.3%)
  • August62 (9.1%)
  • September57 (8.3%)
  • October58 (8.5%)
  • November55 (8.1%)
  • December47 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight508 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (80%)
  • Wet or damp129 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph363 (53%)
  • 30 mph259 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (32%)
  • Pedestrian168 (21%)
  • Cyclist164 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2591 (11%)
  • 26 to 35191 (24%)
  • 36 to 45138 (17%)
  • 46 to 55101 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.8%)
  • Over 7545 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (63%)
  • Pedestrian168 (21%)
  • Passenger132 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (13%)
  • Motorcycle139 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach72 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 44th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2018

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2018, with 116 collisions, 25 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2018: 86, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25986102122
2ndA237695019
3rdA2706371019
4thB20665772015
5thA27323806
6thA2010162004
7thB2194151503
8thA2038101301
9thA20239903
10thB21208802
11thB212381615
12thB218571002
13thA2935700
14thB21225502
15thB21193401
16thB21372201
17thB21211100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2018

Brighton and Hove had 603 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2018

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2018: 246.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years