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Eastbourne road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2010, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2009 (242), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 2010
198
Down 18% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
259
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight15880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21784%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 198, down 18% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (20%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.1%)
  • February21 (11%)
  • March15 (7.6%)
  • April14 (7.1%)
  • May12 (6.1%)
  • June15 (7.6%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August17 (8.6%)
  • September13 (6.6%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December15 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (75%)
  • Wet or damp43 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (89%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (81%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (60%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (59%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2010.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2010

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2010, with 40 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2010: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259334307
2ndA2021141905
3rdB2106111201
4thA227061001
5thB21046901
6thB21916800
7thA20405601
8thA223301
9thB21033601
10thA22802200
11thA22902201
12thB21361100
13thB21791100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2010

Eastbourne had 169 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2010

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years