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Eastbourne road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2007, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (298), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 2007
297
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
377
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2007

1% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight24884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32586%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 297, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.4%)
  • February28 (9.4%)
  • March29 (9.8%)
  • April15 (5.1%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June19 (6.4%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (74%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph257 (87%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (74%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (54%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.3%)
  • Over 7533 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastbourne ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2007.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2007

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2007, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2007: 60, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596085210
2ndA2021212603
3rdB2104101500
4thB2106101002
5thA22707902
6thA22806901
7thA22906611
8thA20405501
9thA225701
10thB21915700
11thB21034501
12thB21362200
13thA271100
14thB22201100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2007

Eastbourne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 252.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2007

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2007: 98.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years