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Eastbourne road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1995, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1994 (292), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 1995
297
Up 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
400
Up 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1995

0.3% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious379.3%
  • Slight36291%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 297, up 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.4%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March21 (7.1%)
  • April29 (9.8%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September20 (6.7%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December18 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (75%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (86%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (60%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)
  • Cyclist49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.8%)
  • Over 7532 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (55%)
  • Passenger114 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1995.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1995

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1995: 65, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259658909
2ndA22233214
3rdA2021212901
4thB2103141603
5thB2106111700
6thB210481301
7thA20404400
8thB21441100
9thB21911100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1995

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 263.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1995

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1995: 122.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1995.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years