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Eastbourne road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2021, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (143), and casualties rose from 181.

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

Collisions in 2021
178
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
218
Up 20% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2021 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5933%
  • Slight11866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6329%
  • Slight15471%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 178, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 178
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.2%)
  • February11 (6.2%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April11 (6.2%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June12 (6.7%)
  • July16 (9%)
  • August14 (7.9%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December12 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (74%)
  • Wet or damp45 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (85%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (46%)
  • Cyclist42 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (64%)
  • Pedestrian41 (19%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (13%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2021.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2021

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2021, with 36 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2021: 39, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593944012
2ndB21037903
3rdB21067903
4thA20216602
5thB21045700
6thA22804402
7thA223401
8thB21913302
9thA20402201
10thA22702201
11thA22901100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2021

Eastbourne had 153 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2021

BN21 and BN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2021, with 56 each.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2021, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years