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Eastbourne road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2013, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (226), and casualties fell from 288.

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

Collisions in 2013
209
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
277
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2013

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 2013 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight23484%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 209, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.6%)
  • Thursday44 (21%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.2%)
  • February9 (4.3%)
  • March12 (5.7%)
  • April20 (9.6%)
  • May18 (8.6%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August20 (9.6%)
  • September20 (9.6%)
  • October20 (9.6%)
  • November13 (6.2%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (81%)
  • Wet or damp35 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (85%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (77%)
  • Roundabout27 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (55%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2013.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2013

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2013, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2013

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2013: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259364308
2ndA2021142005
3rdB2103111904
4thA22101501
5thB219181201
6thA22706601
7thB21046901
8thA20404501
9thA22804601
10thB21064400
11thA22903400

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2013

Eastbourne had 175 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2013

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2013: 67.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years