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Eastbourne road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1998, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1997 (279), and casualties rose from 381.

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

Collisions in 1998
338
Up 21% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
442
Up 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight39589%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 338, up 21% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April26 (7.7%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June21 (6.2%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October25 (7.4%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (72%)
  • Wet or damp91 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (81%)
  • 40 mph52 (15%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (80%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)
  • Cyclist45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.3%)
  • Over 7536 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (57%)
  • Passenger115 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1998.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1998: 71, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259718718
2ndA2021263102
3rdA22223404
4thB2104202705
5thA2280121802
6thB2191101101
7thB21068800
8thB210361411
9thA20402300
10thA272601
11thA22901200
12thB21361100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1998

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 289.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1998

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1998: 128.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years