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Rottingdean & West Saltdean, Brighton and Hove, BN2 8SP area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
289
2,742nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
372
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024

Crash severity at the BN2 8SP hotspot

56 of the 289 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23381%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
60
Slightly injured
309
All casualties
372

Accidents by year at the BN2 8SP hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 23 in 2007, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BN2 8SP hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
202488
20231013
202289
202133
202067
201966
20181013
201758
20161724
2015913
201444
201356
20121618
20111617
20101012
20091013
20081628
20072330
20061823
20051114
20041928
20031619
20021823
20011520

Map of crashes at the BN2 8SP hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BN2 8SP.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rottingdean & West Saltdean, Brighton and Hove, BN2 8SP area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BN2 8SP hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Nearest postcode to the centre
BN2 8SP
Postcode district
BN2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.80163, -0.04196
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
25 November 2025
Rank by collisions
2,742nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BN2 8SP hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A259, with 180 of 289, followed by the A27 with 1.

Collisions at the BN2 8SP hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259180250334
2ndA271100

Towns near the BN2 8SP hotspot

163 of the 289 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

All 289 crashes at the BN2 8SP hotspot

Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 25 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year