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Eastbourne road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1984, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (313), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 1984
320
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
390
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1984

0.9% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight30378%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 320, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday63 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February23 (7.2%)
  • March14 (4.4%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (67%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph276 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (18%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9%)
  • 16 to 2085 (22%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3530 (7.7%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (11%)
  • Over 7537 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (58%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (61%)
  • Motorcycle92 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1984.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1984: 68, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596885119
2ndA2021273207
3rdA22182902
4thB2106152212
5thB2103101313
6thB21047800
7thA20405503
8thB21363400
9thB21912302
10thB20161200

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1984

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 294.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1984

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1984: 145.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years