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Eastbourne road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1991, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (325), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 1991
295
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
377
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1991

1% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight24784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight32686%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 295, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday58 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May20 (6.8%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November39 (13%)
  • December25 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (69%)
  • Wet or damp84 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph257 (87%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (52%)
  • Pedestrian86 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.7%)
  • Over 7535 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (53%)
  • Passenger92 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1991.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1991

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1991: 62, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259627318
2ndA2021182603
3rdA22182501
4thB2103101402
5thB210691102
6thB210471001
7thB21364400
8thA20403300
9thA21011100
10thA2671301
11thA30221200
12thB20161201

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1991

Eastbourne had 269 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1991

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1991: 113.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years