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Eastbourne road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1987, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (304), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 1987
284
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
373
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7526%
  • Slight20472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8924%
  • Slight27975%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 284, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (20%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May21 (7.4%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August25 (8.8%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December18 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (88%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (46%)
  • Pedestrian83 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (24%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3544 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.8%)
  • Over 7534 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (52%)
  • Passenger97 (26%)
  • Pedestrian83 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (66%)
  • Motorcycle67 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1987.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1987: 68, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596890219
2ndA22222914
3rdB2106192805
4thA2021101202
5thB2104101002
6thA20406601
7thB210351302
8thB21365701
9thB21911200

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1987

Eastbourne had 260 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1987

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1987: 117.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1987.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years