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Eastbourne road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1981, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1980 (358), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 1981
294
Down 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
397
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1981

1% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight22878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32281%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 294, down 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July36 (12%)
  • August25 (8.5%)
  • September20 (6.8%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December14 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (65%)
  • Wet or damp101 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (88%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (42%)
  • Pedestrian84 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (20%)
  • Cyclist40 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (23%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3539 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (9.6%)
  • Over 7529 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (50%)
  • Passenger114 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (61%)
  • Motorcycle90 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Eastbourne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastbourne ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1981.

Collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1981: 71, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597196314
2ndA22192104
3rdA2021182303
4thB210381402
5thB21048903
6thB210681200
7thA20406602
8thB21362200
9thB21912201

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1981

Eastbourne had 266 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1981

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1981: 139.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1981, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years