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Eastbourne road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1988, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (284), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 1988
292
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
351
Down 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight21574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight26876%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 292, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 292
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April27 (9.2%)
  • May15 (5.1%)
  • June15 (5.1%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September29 (9.9%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December25 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (71%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (82%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (85%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (42%)
  • Pedestrian80 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (16%)
  • Cyclist44 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (9.1%)
  • Over 7527 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (57%)
  • Pedestrian80 (23%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (68%)
  • Motorcycle60 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1988.

Collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1988: 73, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597384218
2ndA2021232714
3rdA22212306
4thB2106101012
5thB21049902
6thA20407801
7thB21035701
8thB21914510
9thA21011100
10thB21361100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1988

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 266.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1988

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1988: 126.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years