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Eastbourne road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1992, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (295), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 1992
308
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
410
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1992

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight25683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35085%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 308, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.5%)
  • February27 (8.8%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May28 (9.1%)
  • June15 (4.9%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August24 (7.8%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December39 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp110 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (83%)
  • 40 mph40 (13%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (86%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (56%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Cyclist52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (21%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.6%)
  • Over 7523 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Eastbourne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastbourne ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1992.

Collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1992

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1992: 73, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597397013
2ndA2021232602
3rdA22223505
4thB2103132412
5thB2104131502
6thB2106121302
7thA20404502
8thB21362300
9thB21912302
10thA21011101

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1992

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 271.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1992

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1992: 124.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1992, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years