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B2121 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 collisions on the B2121 from 1979 to 2023, with 197 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B2121 was on 9 August 2023.

Collisions since 1979
179
3,382nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
197
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
29
29 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
9 Aug 2023
Busiest year
2008
9 collisions

Crash severity on the B2121

None of the 179 collisions on the B2121 were fatal, and 16% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15084%

Where the B2121 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,382nd
Most casualties
3,641st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,658th

B2121 accidents by year

Collisions on the B2121 peaked at 9 in 2008, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B2121, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202134
202022
201934
201811
201711
201623
201522
201433
2013611
201211
201133
201022
200955
2008914
200755
200655
200544
200466
200333
200222
200144
200077
199955
199877
199755
199611
199511
199411
199334
199266
199155
199044
198966
198855
198777
1986910
198546
198455
198344
198244
198156
198066
197966

When crashes happen on the B2121

Friday has the most collisions on the B2121 (37), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (53).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am19 (11%)
  • 9am to noon31 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (30%)
  • 3pm to 6pm49 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (7.8%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5%)
  • February15 (8.4%)
  • March9 (5%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June13 (7.3%)
  • July12 (6.7%)
  • August13 (7.3%)
  • September16 (8.9%)
  • October14 (7.8%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight149 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B2121 crashes

On the B2121, 88% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (12%)
  • 30 mph157 (88%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (79%)
  • Wet or damp38 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B2121 crashes

Pedestrians make up 37% of the people killed or injured on the B2121, followed by car occupants (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian72 (37%)
  • Car occupant37 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (16%)
  • Cyclist30 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (52%)
  • Bus or coach43 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (12%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian72 (37%)
  • Driver or rider71 (36%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B2121

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B2121

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B2121 crashes by council area

All 179 collisions on the B2121 were in Brighton and Hove.

Collisions on the B2121 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrighton and Hove179197029

B2121 crashes by town

Of the 179 collisions on the B2121, 176 were in the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

Latest recorded crashes on the B2121

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B2121, from 3 October 2012 to 9 August 2023.

Severity