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Eastbourne road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1994, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (259), and casualties rose from 328.

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

Collisions in 1994
292
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
374
Up 14% on 1993
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1994

0.3% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33489%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 292, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February11 (3.8%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April29 (9.9%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June27 (9.2%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September13 (4.5%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December37 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (83%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (80%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (57%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.8%)
  • Over 7527 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (57%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1994.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1994

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1994: 76, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597610318
2ndA2021294603
3rdA22171801
4thB210491501
5thB21034400
6thA20403301
7thB21062400
8thB21912200
9thA211100
10thA32011100
11thB21361100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1994

Eastbourne had 264 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1994

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1994: 120.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years