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Eastbourne road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1986, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (322), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 1986
304
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
381
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight30380%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 304, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday36 (12%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.5%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March20 (6.6%)
  • April14 (4.6%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July30 (9.9%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September22 (7.2%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (84%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 60 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (84%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (46%)
  • Pedestrian77 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (17%)
  • Cyclist52 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (26%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (56%)
  • Passenger89 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (68%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Eastbourne

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1986.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1986: 80, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598092017
2ndA2021222807
3rdA22181923
4thB2106151702
5thB2104121710
6thB210371002
7thB21364602
8thA20403602
9thA271101
10thB21911100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1986

Eastbourne had 232 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1986

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1986: 101.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years