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BN3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,281 road traffic collisions in the BN3 postcode district, Brighton and Hove, from 1979 to 2025, and 13,650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 120 were fatal and 2,028 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 155 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (148).

Collisions since 1979
11,281
32nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
13,650
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
120
131 people killed
Serious collisions
2,028
2,178 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
155
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
183
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1201.1%
  • Serious2,02818%
  • Slight9,13381%

What the data shows

  • BN3 had 1,628 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 2,067 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,386 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN3, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in BN3.

Where BN3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
32nd
Most casualties
34th
Most fatal collisions
171st
Most serious collisions
20th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,607 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,775 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,728 (15%)
  • Thursday1,823 (16%)
  • Friday1,903 (17%)
  • Saturday1,457 (13%)
  • Sunday988 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,306 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,727 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown156 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,286 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,592 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road215 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout119 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph949 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph9,906 (88%)
  • 40 mph194 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph69 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph148 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,133 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,251 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds246 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds237 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other147 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded197 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,032 (44%)
  • Pedestrian2,736 (20%)
  • Cyclist1,850 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,758 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant763 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant213 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant168 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN3 peaked at 346 in 1984; 2025 had 155.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155183
2024148168
2023140152
2022166194
2021163193
2020159185
2019170198
2018181208
2017165197
2016181215
2015175205
2014189231
2013181230
2012190226
2011200250
2010217269
2009227278
2008206257
2007243282
2006239292
2005263322
2004254312
2003240293
2002236289
2001273340
2000278352
1999269328
1998255316
1997263309
1996300373
1995273338
1994295361
1993253307
1992257309
1991265321
1990298352
1989318379
1988322394
1987308370
1986261312
1985321401
1984346416
1983330375
1982288357
1981278330
1980252313
1979290368

Map of recent crashes in BN3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN3

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN3

The 24 most recent collisions in BN3 happened between 12 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN3

The B2066 has the most collisions in BN3, 1,806 of 11,281 (16%), followed by the A259 (1,082).

Collisions in BN3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB20661,8062,10711333
2ndA2591,0821,36223252
3rdA2707511,0077137
4thA20236948314103
5thA2768686417132
6thA2038472607993
7thB2120445536385
8thB2185343417647
9thB2194117125119
10thA201099113012
11thB212181102
12thA2937701
13thA27005701
14thA2383301
15thA30233600
16thB21863300

Council area for BN3

BN3 is in Brighton and Hove, where police recorded 43,405 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BN3 accounts for 26% of them.

Town in BN3

Of the 11,281 collisions in BN3, 10,932 (97%) were in Brighton and Hove.