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Eastbourne road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2011, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (198), and casualties fell from 259.

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

Collisions in 2011
196
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
243
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2011

1% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20886%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 196, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 196
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February16 (8.2%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April23 (12%)
  • May12 (6.1%)
  • June12 (6.1%)
  • July18 (9.2%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November24 (12%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (82%)
  • Wet or damp35 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (85%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 60 mph4 (2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (78%)
  • Roundabout25 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (47%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)
  • Cyclist31 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (18%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5538 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (60%)
  • Passenger49 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2011.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2011

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2011, with 43 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2011: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595263110
2ndA2021101203
3rdA228071001
4thA227061201
5thB21066702
6thB21916601
7thB21045601
8thA20404500
9thB21034500
10thA222400
11thA22902501
12thA271100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2011

Eastbourne had 162 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2011

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2011: 74.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years