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Eastbourne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,707 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025, and 16,287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 117 were fatal and 2,284 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 166 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (179), and casualties fell from 224 to 195.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,707
61st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,287
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
117
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
166
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Eastbourne

0.9% of collisions in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1170.9%
  • Serious2,28418%
  • Slight10,30681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1220.7%
  • Serious2,49715%
  • Slight13,66884%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. In 2025 there were 166, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 166
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025166195
2024179224
2023166210
2022177222
2021178218
2020143181
2019188240
2018185234
2017218286
2016231288
2015245311
2014231307
2013209277
2012226288
2011196243
2010198259
2009242307
2008265325
2007297377
2006298409
2005306406
2004309391
2003343460
2002356446
2001308381
2000320441
1999335431
1998338442
1997279381
1996341456
1995297400
1994292374
1993259328
1992308410
1991295377
1990325404
1989313397
1988292351
1987284373
1986304381
1985322396
1984320390
1983313387
1982343452
1981294397
1980358426
1979315408

When and where crashes happen in Eastbourne

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,838 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,896 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,879 (15%)
  • Thursday1,980 (16%)
  • Friday2,139 (17%)
  • Saturday1,739 (14%)
  • Sunday1,236 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59344 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59122 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,334 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,163 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,607 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,271 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,817 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,049 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January972 (7.6%)
  • February915 (7.2%)
  • March936 (7.4%)
  • April896 (7.1%)
  • May1,021 (8%)
  • June1,070 (8.4%)
  • July1,241 (9.8%)
  • August1,074 (8.5%)
  • September1,022 (8%)
  • October1,134 (8.9%)
  • November1,292 (10%)
  • December1,134 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,529 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,754 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown180 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit69 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,171 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,343 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds363 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds316 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist50 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (under 0.1%)
  • Other171 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded254 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,251 (73%)
  • Wet or damp3,291 (26%)
  • Frost or ice105 (0.8%)
  • Snow28 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph46 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph10,678 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,498 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph418 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph48 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,370 (82%)
  • Roundabout974 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road674 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway567 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded122 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,335 (51%)
  • Pedestrian3,079 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,979 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,800 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant578 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant243 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant127 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant60 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5350 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10602 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,105 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 202,826 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,688 (10%)
  • 26 to 352,421 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,835 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,568 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,276 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751,171 (7.2%)
  • Over 751,223 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded222 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,263 (57%)
  • Passenger3,945 (24%)
  • Pedestrian3,079 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,441 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,087 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,851 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,029 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach719 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car274 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes271 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle101 (0.4%)
  • Minibus79 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter19 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Eastbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Eastbourne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastbourne ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had the 61st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
61st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 17th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
288thNorth Devon13,07617,7162352,617
289thWest Oxfordshire13,01918,5804022,817
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111
291stEastbourne (this area)12,70716,2871172,284
292ndMalvern Hills12,69517,7523082,897
293rdHastings12,49415,7381162,384
294thBabergh12,49117,4372872,786

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne, with 1,240 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025: 2,683, including 35 fatal and 506 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,6833,37435506
2ndA20218191,0293142
3rdA226168176115
4thB2106440575572
5thB2104422570572
6thB2103343529879
7thA2280200291024
8thB2191197251226
9thA2040177210034
10thA2270145197230
11thA2290114147413
12thB213680115013
13thA27234114
14thA2590101401
15thB20166902
16thB22475700
17thA2714800
18thA21013301
19thA2673501
20thA2292200

Towns in Eastbourne

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 11,027.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025: 4,863.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne

Of the latest 24 crashes in Eastbourne, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity