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Eastbourne road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne in 2025, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (179), and casualties fell from 224.

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

Collisions in 2025
166
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
195
Down 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastbourne in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Eastbourne in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4728%
  • Slight11871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight14574%

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 358 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 166, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 166
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday37 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.4%)
  • February15 (9%)
  • March11 (6.6%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May15 (9%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August10 (6%)
  • September9 (5.4%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November16 (9.6%)
  • December15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (81%)
  • Wet or damp31 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph128 (77%)
  • 40 mph22 (13%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (83%)
  • Roundabout15 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastbourne in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (51%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (9.7%)
  • Over 7515 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (67%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Passenger31 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (69%)
  • Motorcycle34 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastbourne in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastbourne had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2025.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Eastbourne in 2025

Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Eastbourne in 2025, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Eastbourne with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Eastbourne in 2025: 27, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastbourne, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592734010
2ndA2021101005
3rdA20405503
4thA225501
5thA22705601
6thA22805701
7thB21915502
8thB21033501
9thB21043300
10thB21063410
11thA22901100

Towns in Eastbourne: crashes in 2025

Eastbourne had 138 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Eastbourne: crashes in 2025

BN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastbourne in 2025: 58.

Latest crashes in Eastbourne in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastbourne in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

Eastbourne road accidents in other years