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Eastbourne road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1979, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,707 collisions in Eastbourne.

Collisions in 1979
315
Casualties in 1979
408
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1979

0.3% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1979 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight34384%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 315.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (19%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September24 (7.6%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (69%)
  • Wet or damp91 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (82%)
  • 40 mph50 (16%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (85%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (40%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (19%)
  • Cyclist44 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (11%)
  • 16 to 2090 (22%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (10%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (9.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (51%)
  • Passenger120 (29%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (64%)
  • Motorcycle79 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Eastbourne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastbourne ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1979.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1979: 81, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598196015
2ndA2021252714
3rdA22223004
4thB2106171902
5thB2104111100
6thB21036600
7thB213662102
8thA20404400

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1979

Eastbourne had 292 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1979

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1979: 133.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years