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Eastbourne road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2006, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (306), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 2006
298
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
409
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight35687%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 298, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (19%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.1%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July26 (8.7%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September29 (9.7%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (77%)
  • Wet or damp67 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (81%)
  • 40 mph46 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (75%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (60%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (20%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.1%)
  • Over 7527 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (58%)
  • Passenger114 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2006.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2006

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2006, with 62 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2006: 59, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595976111
2ndA2280214005
3rdA2021142103
4thA229091402
5thB210691202
6thA226700
7thB210361001
8thA22705500
9thB21045900
10thB21915700
11thA20403300
12thA2292200
13thA2021200
14thB20161100
15thB21361200

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2006

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 248.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2006

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2006: 102.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years