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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2021, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (553), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 2021
620
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
716
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious16627%
  • Slight45273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious16924%
  • Slight54576%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 620, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 620
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (4.4%)
  • February31 (5%)
  • March33 (5.3%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May54 (8.7%)
  • June58 (9.4%)
  • July49 (7.9%)
  • August59 (9.5%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December53 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (80%)
  • Wet or damp114 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph298 (48%)
  • 30 mph264 (43%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph25 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (36%)
  • Cyclist141 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (18%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2073 (10%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35150 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (13%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (66%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)
  • Passenger119 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (13%)
  • Motorcycle143 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 37th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2021

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2021, with 117 collisions, 27 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2021

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2021: 56, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2705660020
2ndA235569011
3rdB20665560015
4thA2595261116
5thA27303807
6thA2010151502
7thB2194101103
8thA202391002
9thA20387904
10thB21207704
11thB212371101
12thB21195701
13thB21854400
14thA2933300
15thB21213400
16thB21223300
17thB21371101

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2021

Brighton and Hove had 542 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2021

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2021: 222.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2021, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years