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Eastbourne road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2005, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (309), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 2005
306
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
406
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious409.9%
  • Slight36490%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 306, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday39 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July28 (9.2%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September20 (6.5%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (75%)
  • Wet or damp70 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (79%)
  • 40 mph48 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (73%)
  • Roundabout39 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (56%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (20%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.9%)
  • Over 7537 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (56%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2005.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2005

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2005, with 52 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2005: 55, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259557727
2ndA2280212701
3rdA2021171902
4thB2191122100
5thA2291200
6thB210491603
7thB210681101
8thA22705601
9thB21035701
10thA20404600
11thA273400
12thA2271100
13thA22901100
14thA2581200
15thA2671100
16thA2711400

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2005

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 239.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2005

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2005: 96.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years