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Eastbourne road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2004, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (343), and casualties fell from 460.

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

Collisions in 2004
309
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
391
Down 15% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2004

2.3% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight27188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious348.7%
  • Slight35090%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 309, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February27 (8.7%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April23 (7.4%)
  • May17 (5.5%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November30 (9.7%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (78%)
  • Wet or damp66 (21%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (83%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (50%)
  • Pedestrian74 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7541 (10%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (52%)
  • Passenger113 (29%)
  • Pedestrian74 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (72%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Eastbourne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastbourne ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2004.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2004

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2004, with 80 collisions, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2004: 81, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598110226
2ndA2021182101
3rdB2106132023
4thA2270111812
5thB2104101201
6thA228071002
7thA22906600
8thB210361400
9thB21916700
10thA225501
11thA20402200
12thB21362200

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2004

Eastbourne had 282 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2004

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2004: 125.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years