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Eastbourne road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1989, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (292), and casualties rose from 351.

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

Collisions in 1989
313
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
397
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1989

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 1989 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight24277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32582%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 313, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8%)
  • February16 (5.1%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May28 (8.9%)
  • June29 (9.3%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December22 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (72%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (87%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (48%)
  • Pedestrian94 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (22%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (9.1%)
  • Over 7540 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (50%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian94 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Eastbourne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1989.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 5 other areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1989: 62, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596272019
2ndA2021253002
3rdA22243106
4thB2106202207
5thB2104111401
6thA204081001
7thB21037903
8thB21363300
9thB21912300

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1989

Eastbourne had 289 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1989

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1989: 138.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years