Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Brighton and Hove?
There were 5.2 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Brighton and Hove from 2021 to 2025, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.2, the same as in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | – | 5.2 |
| Peacehaven | 9.4 km | 4.2 |
| Southwick | 9.0 km | 4.1 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 11.4 km | 3.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.5 km | 3.7 |
| Newhaven | 12.4 km | 3.3 |
| Lewes | 8.6 km | 3.2 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 11.3 km | 2.4 |
| Steyning | 16.4 km | 2.2 |
| Burgess Hill | 13.0 km | 1.8 |
| Henfield | 15.5 km | 1.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |