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Eastbourne road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2019, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (185), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 2019
188
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
240
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2019

None of the collisions in Eastbourne in 2019 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight15180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20184%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 188, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 188
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.9%)
  • February21 (11%)
  • March10 (5.3%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May11 (5.9%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August18 (9.6%)
  • September17 (9%)
  • October14 (7.4%)
  • November10 (5.3%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (7.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (73%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph155 (82%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (84%)
  • Roundabout15 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (53%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.3%)
  • Over 7519 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (60%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2019.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2019

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2019, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2019: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259374309
2ndA202191001
3rdA228071200
4thB21046700
5thA225701
6thA22705901
7thB21065601
8thB21915701
9thA20402201
10thB21031300

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2019

Eastbourne had 164 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2019

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2019: 67.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years