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Eastbourne road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2018, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (218), and casualties fell from 286.

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

Collisions in 2018
185
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
234
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2018

2.2% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19784%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 185, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 185
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday40 (22%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February14 (7.6%)
  • March17 (9.2%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May10 (5.4%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July18 (9.7%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September12 (6.5%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December11 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (81%)
  • Wet or damp35 (19%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (86%)
  • 40 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (83%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (44%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)
  • Cyclist39 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3536 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (17%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (9%)
  • Over 7517 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (60%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (12%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2018.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2018

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2018, with 50 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2018: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259334216
2ndA202191000
3rdA229091211
4thA22807901
5thB21047802
6thB21067902
7thB21036902
8thA20405601
9thA224501
10thA22704501
11thB21913300

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2018

Eastbourne had 158 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2018

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2018: 69.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years