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Eastbourne road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1996, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1995 (297), and casualties rose from 400.

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

Collisions in 1996
341
Up 15% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
456
Up 14% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight38885%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 341, up 15% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February28 (8.2%)
  • March17 (5%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May19 (5.6%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August31 (9.1%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November47 (14%)
  • December30 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (70%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph286 (84%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (56%)
  • Pedestrian79 (17%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2085 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (9%)
  • Over 7529 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (56%)
  • Passenger121 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1996.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1996

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1996: 85, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25985115310
2ndA2021253204
3rdB2106182402
4thA22162206
5thB2104131802
6thB21037910
7thB21367901
8thB21912200
9thA20121301
10thA20401100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1996

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 305.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1996

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1996: 131.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years