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Eastbourne road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2022, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (178), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2022
177
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
222
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight14280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18684%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 177, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 177
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.2%)
  • February11 (6.2%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April8 (4.5%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July16 (9%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October17 (9.6%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December15 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph146 (82%)
  • 40 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (78%)
  • Roundabout19 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (50%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2510 (4.5%)
  • 26 to 3535 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.2%)
  • Over 7517 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (62%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2022.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2022

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2022, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2022

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2022: 31, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259313806
2ndA2021101102
3rdA229081111
4thB210671202
5thA225501
6thA22804500
7thB21034702
8thB21044500
9thA22703402
10thB21913401
11thA20402201

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2022

Eastbourne had 153 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2022

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2022: 64.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years