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Eastbourne road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2014, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (209), and casualties rose from 277.

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

Collisions in 2014
231
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
307
Up 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight17877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight25282%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 231, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (21%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (10%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.5%)
  • February15 (6.5%)
  • March19 (8.2%)
  • April10 (4.3%)
  • May19 (8.2%)
  • June15 (6.5%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August20 (8.7%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December22 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (78%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (85%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (79%)
  • Roundabout31 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (55%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.5%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (59%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Eastbourne ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2014.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2014

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2014, with 46 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2014: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259404907
2ndA2021131402
3rdA2290101301
4thB2106101303
5thA227081204
6thB21037704
7thB219171001
8thA22806901
9thB210461011
10thA225600
11thA20403600

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2014

Eastbourne had 196 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2014

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2014: 80.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2014, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years