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Eastbourne road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1980, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1979 (315), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 1980
358
Up 14% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
426
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1980 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight28178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight34180%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 358, up 14% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March27 (7.5%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July34 (9.5%)
  • August35 (9.8%)
  • September31 (8.7%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph307 (86%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian100 (23%)
  • Cyclist44 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (24%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (13%)
  • Over 7532 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (55%)
  • Pedestrian100 (23%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (62%)
  • Motorcycle118 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1980.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1980: 93, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25993110211
2ndA2021243013
3rdA22182502
4thB2106131501
5thB2104121202
6thB21037902
7thB21364902
8thA20403300
9thB21912202

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1980

Eastbourne had 337 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1980

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1980: 163.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1980.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years