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BN41 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,655 road traffic collisions in the BN41 postcode district, Brighton and Hove, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 487 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,655
1,451st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,245
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
29 people killed
Serious collisions
487
532 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN41

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.1%
  • Serious48718%
  • Slight2,13981%

What the data shows

  • BN41 had 357 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 603 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN41 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 513 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN41, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BN41.

Where BN41 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,451st
Most casualties
1,575th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday413 (16%)
  • Tuesday433 (16%)
  • Wednesday398 (15%)
  • Thursday409 (15%)
  • Friday439 (17%)
  • Saturday344 (13%)
  • Sunday219 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,993 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit572 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,807 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway635 (24%)
  • Roundabout108 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph186 (7%)
  • 30 mph1,846 (70%)
  • 40 mph372 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph172 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,133 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds297 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,495 (46%)
  • Pedestrian642 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist457 (14%)
  • Cyclist337 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant162 (5%)
  • Van occupant78 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN41 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN41, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN41 peaked at 79 in 1982; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253942
20242836
20233545
20223649
20213135
20203034
20193746
20183948
20174043
20164249
20154454
20145569
20135569
20125770
20116068
20106483
20096279
20086278
20076982
20067597
20055059
20047699
20035767
20025980
200177108
20006271
19996379
19986075
19976175
19965464
19957488
19947196
19937179
19926878
19915672
19905665
19894962
19886184
19876070
19865163
19857382
19846678
19835564
19827995
19817080
19804755
19796981

Map of recent crashes in BN41

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN41

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN41

The 24 most recent collisions in BN41 happened between 19 April and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN41

The A27 has the most collisions in BN41, 500 of 2,655 (19%), followed by the B2194 (321).

Collisions in BN41 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA275006551397
2ndB2194321359150
3rdA270282365450
4thA293230292140
5thA259198248446
6thB2193374104
7thB2066141702

Council areas covering BN41

Collisions in BN41 were recorded in 2 council areas. Brighton and Hove has 2,487 of 2,655 (94%).

Collisions in BN41 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrighton and Hove2,4873,03228450
2ndAdur168213137

Towns in BN41

Collisions in BN41 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Brighton and Hove (2,214) and Southwick, Adur (91).