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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2022, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (620), and casualties rose from 716.

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

Collisions in 2022
636
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
740
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious18229%
  • Slight45071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious18926%
  • Slight54774%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 636, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 636
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8%)
  • February44 (6.9%)
  • March61 (9.6%)
  • April50 (7.9%)
  • May65 (10%)
  • June60 (9.4%)
  • July62 (9.7%)
  • August50 (7.9%)
  • September45 (7.1%)
  • October55 (8.6%)
  • November43 (6.8%)
  • December50 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (79%)
  • Wet or damp120 (19%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph287 (45%)
  • 30 mph279 (44%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (31%)
  • Cyclist139 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (19%)
  • Pedestrian137 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (22%)
  • 36 to 45109 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (64%)
  • Pedestrian137 (19%)
  • Passenger133 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (57%)
  • Motorcycle157 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 39th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2022

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2022, with 117 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2022

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2022: 75, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237583020
2ndA2707391126
3rdA2595262117
4thB2066444515
5thA27334406
6thA2010172104
7thA20238902
8thA2937900
9thA20386901
10thB21226702
11thB21205800
12thB21945501
13thB21234401
14thB21854402
15thB21192201
16thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2022

Brighton and Hove had 561 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2022

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2022: 232.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years