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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2025, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (543), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 2025
579
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
662
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 2025

0.2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious16028%
  • Slight41872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious16625%
  • Slight49575%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 579, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 579
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (18%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.7%)
  • February50 (8.6%)
  • March44 (7.6%)
  • April58 (10%)
  • May63 (11%)
  • June49 (8.5%)
  • July45 (7.8%)
  • August39 (6.7%)
  • September42 (7.3%)
  • October52 (9%)
  • November49 (8.5%)
  • December49 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (80%)
  • Wet or damp107 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph275 (47%)
  • 30 mph247 (43%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (34%)
  • Pedestrian168 (25%)
  • Cyclist133 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (10%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6577 (12%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (64%)
  • Pedestrian168 (25%)
  • Passenger69 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (14%)
  • Motorcycle99 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 41st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brighton and Hove in 2025

West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brighton and Hove in 2025, with 99 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 2025

The B2066 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 2025: 66, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB20666671021
2ndA235563013
3rdA2705258014
4thA2594757022
5thA27324407
6thA2010121304
7thA2023121405
8thA203891101
9thB21209902
10thB21948801
11thB21227805
12thA2936701
13thB21234602
14thB21853301
15thB21192200
16thB21372200

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2025

Brighton and Hove had 505 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 2025

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 2025: 201.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years