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Eastbourne road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1985, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (320), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 1985
322
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
396
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1985

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight23774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8822%
  • Slight30677%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 322, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.7%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April22 (6.8%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July41 (13%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December30 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (69%)
  • Wet or damp91 (28%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (85%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (27%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7529 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (56%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (62%)
  • Motorcycle95 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1985.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1985: 79, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597996220
2ndA20212930011
3rdA22273609
4thB2106101402
5thB210481003
6thA20405602
7thB21033401
8thB21363702
9thB20161201
10thB21911201

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1985

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 298.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1985

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1985: 148.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years