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Eastbourne road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2009, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (265), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2009
242
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
307
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2009

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 2009 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26386%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 242, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (20%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.7%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March15 (6.2%)
  • April22 (9.1%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August13 (5.4%)
  • September18 (7.4%)
  • October17 (7%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December21 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (75%)
  • Wet or damp59 (24%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph203 (84%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (70%)
  • Roundabout28 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (51%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3542 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (61%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2009.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2009

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2009, with 65 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2009: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259475905
2ndA2021121401
3rdA2270101004
4thB2106101402
5thA229091400
6thB21918901
7thA227801
8thB210471101
9thB21035600
10thA22804601
11thB21363302
12thA20402201

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2009

Eastbourne had 214 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2009

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2009: 90.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2009, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years