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Eastbourne road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1982, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1981 (294), and casualties rose from 397.

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

Collisions in 1982
343
Up 17% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
452
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8625%
  • Slight25474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9621%
  • Slight35378%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 343, up 17% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (19%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.5%)
  • February16 (4.7%)
  • March25 (7.3%)
  • April29 (8.5%)
  • May19 (5.5%)
  • June31 (9%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August29 (8.5%)
  • September28 (8.2%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (71%)
  • Wet or damp89 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph293 (85%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20114 (25%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3547 (10%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.4%)
  • Over 7535 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (56%)
  • Passenger111 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (62%)
  • Motorcycle119 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1982.

Collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1982: 70, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597093021
2ndA2021405207
3rdA22162104
4thB2106152503
5thB2104101603
6thB210371502
7thA20405701
8thB21364400

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1982

Eastbourne had 316 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1982

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1982: 149.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years