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Eastbourne road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2000, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (335), and casualties rose from 431.

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

Collisions in 2000
320
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
441
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3210%
  • Slight28689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious357.9%
  • Slight40492%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 320, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May17 (5.3%)
  • June22 (6.9%)
  • July26 (8.1%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (64%)
  • Wet or damp105 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (81%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (63%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3553 (12%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7533 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (54%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2000.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2000: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259567707
2ndA22273701
3rdB2103143012
4thB2104132301
5thA2021111202
6thB210691200
7thA228071002
8thB21916900
9thA20403400
10thA272510
11thB22472300
12thA22901100
13thA25901100
14thA2711100
15thA2991100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2000

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 257.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2000

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2000: 132.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years