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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2024, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (591), and casualties fell from 680.

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

Collisions in 2024
543
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
625
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2024

0.7% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious14427%
  • Slight39573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious15324%
  • Slight46875%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 543, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 543
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.7%)
  • February46 (8.5%)
  • March41 (7.6%)
  • April31 (5.7%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June49 (9%)
  • July51 (9.4%)
  • August45 (8.3%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October54 (9.9%)
  • November36 (6.6%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (74%)
  • Wet or damp139 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph273 (50%)
  • 30 mph206 (38%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (34%)
  • Pedestrian129 (21%)
  • Cyclist120 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (15%)
  • 56 to 6567 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (66%)
  • Pedestrian129 (21%)
  • Passenger85 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (12%)
  • Motorcycle122 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 47th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2024

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2024, with 76 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2024

The A270 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2024: 72, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2707282016
2ndA234652012
3rdA2593945110
4thB2066303106
5thA27294619
6thA2010151502
7thA20237702
8thB21206610
9thB21226803
10thB21236601
11thB21856703
12thA2935703
13thA20384902
14thB21943300
15thB21191101
16thB21371100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2024

Brighton and Hove had 469 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2024

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2024: 184.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years