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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2019, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (683), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2019
681
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
805
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious15222%
  • Slight52677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious15619%
  • Slight64680%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 681, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 681
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.1%)
  • February54 (7.9%)
  • March55 (8.1%)
  • April42 (6.2%)
  • May61 (9%)
  • June61 (9%)
  • July63 (9.3%)
  • August61 (9%)
  • September58 (8.5%)
  • October56 (8.2%)
  • November60 (8.8%)
  • December55 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (4.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (76%)
  • Wet or damp156 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph320 (47%)
  • 30 mph286 (42%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (37%)
  • Cyclist155 (19%)
  • Pedestrian138 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (10%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35183 (23%)
  • 36 to 45144 (18%)
  • 46 to 55111 (14%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (20%)
  • Pedestrian138 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (13%)
  • Motorcycle133 (10%)
  • Bus or coach82 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 42nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2019

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2019, with 122 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2019

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2019: 69, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2706978016
2ndA2596879219
3rdA236376018
4thB20666271011
5thA273253010
6thA2010181904
7thA202391101
8thA20389900
9thB212091103
10thB21238801
11thB219481003
12thB21227704
13thA2935601
14thB21855500
15thB21194400
16thB21213400
17thB21372200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2019

Brighton and Hove had 594 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2019

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2019: 262.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years