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Eastbourne road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1993, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1992 (308), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 1993
259
Down 16% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
328
Down 20% on 1992
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1993

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 1993 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27985%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 259, down 16% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March18 (6.9%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May23 (8.9%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September18 (6.9%)
  • October23 (8.9%)
  • November21 (8.1%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph229 (88%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (55%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)
  • Cyclist43 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (53%)
  • Passenger84 (26%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1993.

Collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1993

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1993: 58, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259586709
2ndA22202804
3rdA2021171802
4thB2104121304
5thA204091203
6thB210681301
7thB21034902
8thB21364501

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1993

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 238.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1993

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1993: 105.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years