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Eastbourne road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2012, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2011 (196), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2012
226
Up 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
288
Up 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2012

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 2012 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4419%
  • Slight18281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight24284%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 226, up 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (21%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.5%)
  • February20 (8.8%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April12 (5.3%)
  • May18 (8%)
  • June14 (6.2%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September19 (8.4%)
  • October18 (8%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (79%)
  • Wet or damp47 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph185 (82%)
  • 40 mph32 (14%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (73%)
  • Roundabout30 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (48%)
  • Pedestrian55 (19%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.3%)
  • Over 7525 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (60%)
  • Passenger61 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (10%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2012.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2012

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2012, with 42 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2012: 44, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594457012
2ndA2021111602
3rdB2104111104
4thB2191111401
5thA227800
6thA228051700
7thA22905500
8thA22704500
9thA20403301
10thB21033301
11thB21063300

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2012

Eastbourne had 191 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2012

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2012: 69.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years