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Eastbourne road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 1999, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (338), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 1999
335
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
431
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 1999 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious329.6%
  • Slight30190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious388.8%
  • Slight39191%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 335, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March33 (9.9%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October21 (6.3%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (75%)
  • Wet or damp83 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (84%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 60 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (62%)
  • Pedestrian80 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.3%)
  • Over 7530 (7%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (58%)
  • Passenger99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1999.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 1999: 67, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259679205
2ndB2104233602
3rdB2103192503
4thA2021162106
5thA22162604
6thA2280141600
7thA20404501
8thB21064500
9thA22902210
10thB21362200
11thB21912200
12thA2951100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 1999

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 284.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 1999

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 1999: 124.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years