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Eastbourne road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1983, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (343), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 1983
313
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
387
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious8928%
  • Slight21870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious10527%
  • Slight27571%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 313, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (19%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.1%)
  • February22 (7%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April16 (5.1%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September24 (7.7%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December31 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (73%)
  • Wet or damp77 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (84%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Cyclist49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (24%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3535 (9%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (8.8%)
  • Over 7535 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (61%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Passenger70 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (62%)
  • Motorcycle98 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1983.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1983: 77, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597791121
2ndA222024012
3rdA2021192708
4thB2104131723
5thB2103122408
6thB21067801
7thA20405500
8thB21362200
9thB21911100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1983

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 289.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1983

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1983: 136.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years