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Eastbourne road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1990, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (313), and casualties rose from 397.

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

Collisions in 1990
325
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
404
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight25077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight32079%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 325, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (10%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.9%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March29 (8.9%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December32 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (86%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (44%)
  • Pedestrian92 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (13%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (8.9%)
  • Over 7532 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (51%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian92 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (71%)
  • Motorcycle58 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1990.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1990

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1990: 81, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25981105216
2ndA2021263202
3rdA22162216
4thB2106121304
5thB2104101401
6thB210391001
7thB21364400
8thB21913300
9thA20402300

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1990

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 288.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1990

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1990: 128.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years