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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2020, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (681), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 2020
553
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
642
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious14426%
  • Slight40673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious15023%
  • Slight48976%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 553, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 553
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.5%)
  • February56 (10%)
  • March34 (6.1%)
  • April19 (3.4%)
  • May35 (6.3%)
  • June40 (7.2%)
  • July37 (6.7%)
  • August52 (9.4%)
  • September74 (13%)
  • October50 (9%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (77%)
  • Wet or damp127 (23%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph253 (46%)
  • 30 mph252 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (32%)
  • Cyclist143 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (18%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5591 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (65%)
  • Passenger117 (18%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (15%)
  • Motorcycle131 (13%)
  • Bus or coach57 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 36th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2020

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2020, with 79 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2020

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2020: 63, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2706373017
2ndA235965012
3rdA2595672017
4thB2066515409
5thA27182015
6thA2010151912
7thA2023141805
8thB2122101205
9thA20385901
10thA2935602
11thB21204402
12thB21944401
13thB21233401
14thB21192301
15thB21212200
16thB21852200
17thB11100
18thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2020

Brighton and Hove had 501 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2020

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2020: 195.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years