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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2023, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (636), and casualties fell from 740.

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

Collisions in 2023
591
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
680
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious14625%
  • Slight44275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious15022%
  • Slight52778%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 591, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 591
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.1%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April54 (9.1%)
  • May36 (6.1%)
  • June57 (9.6%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September57 (9.6%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November44 (7.4%)
  • December37 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (4.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (73%)
  • Wet or damp151 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph269 (46%)
  • 30 mph272 (46%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (33%)
  • Pedestrian139 (20%)
  • Cyclist126 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35145 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (10%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (64%)
  • Pedestrian139 (20%)
  • Passenger105 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (59%)
  • Motorcycle129 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (12%)
  • Bus or coach67 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 41st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2023

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2023, with 107 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2023

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2023: 71, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237179119
2ndA2706979025
3rdB20665152015
4thA2594662113
5thA27233004
6thA2010212304
7thA29381201
8thA20387702
9thB21207701
10thB21227801
11thB21855511
12thB21234602
13thB21943302
14thA20232200
15thB21192200
16thB21372200
17thA11100
18thB21211100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2023

Brighton and Hove had 540 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2023

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2023: 223.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years