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Lewes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,423 road traffic collisions in Lewes from 1979 to 2025, and 18,526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 259 were fatal and 2,865 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 206 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (172), and casualties rose from 227 to 282.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,423
73rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,526
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
259
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
206
Up 20% on 2024

Crash severity in Lewes

1.9% of collisions in Lewes from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2591.9%
  • Serious2,86521%
  • Slight10,29977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2721.5%
  • Serious3,42218%
  • Slight14,83280%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. In 2025 there were 206, up 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025206282
2024172227
2023183245
2022209281
2021190246
2020154241
2019243333
2018252337
2017225308
2016220296
2015253382
2014240337
2013213290
2012218284
2011235299
2010244339
2009274377
2008271383
2007318444
2006308438
2005278407
2004297412
2003294401
2002312438
2001302404
2000351467
1999335481
1998378514
1997341476
1996356516
1995352496
1994346519
1993284412
1992300421
1991307376
1990350454
1989361514
1988344470
1987290410
1986339443
1985357483
1984327435
1983326462
1982289404
1981320445
1980342451
1979317446

When and where crashes happen in Lewes

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,854 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,093 (16%)
  • Wednesday2,005 (15%)
  • Thursday2,091 (16%)
  • Friday2,146 (16%)
  • Saturday1,766 (13%)
  • Sunday1,468 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59389 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59178 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,173 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,457 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,389 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,867 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,049 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,107 (8.2%)
  • February916 (6.8%)
  • March1,005 (7.5%)
  • April993 (7.4%)
  • May1,130 (8.4%)
  • June1,188 (8.9%)
  • July1,165 (8.7%)
  • August1,097 (8.2%)
  • September1,180 (8.8%)
  • October1,203 (9%)
  • November1,247 (9.3%)
  • December1,192 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,081 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,668 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,487 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown145 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,616 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,452 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds396 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds317 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist132 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other257 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded200 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,111 (68%)
  • Wet or damp3,927 (29%)
  • Frost or ice278 (2.1%)
  • Snow48 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep34 (0.3%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph183 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph6,350 (47%)
  • 40 mph893 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph318 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph5,091 (38%)
  • 70 mph588 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,249 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway920 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road664 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout509 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded81 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lewes

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,521 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist2,336 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,094 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,106 (6%)
  • Van occupant567 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant396 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)197 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant110 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant110 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant61 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5336 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10574 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,002 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 203,183 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,136 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,163 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,442 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,025 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,454 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751,070 (5.8%)
  • Over 75986 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded155 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,650 (63%)
  • Passenger4,782 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,094 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,936 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,367 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,565 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,139 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes761 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach421 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car200 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle146 (0.6%)
  • Minibus141 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle34 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lewes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lewes

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewes ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had the 73rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
73rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes (this area)13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford13,36518,9522743,141
282ndBromsgrove13,36018,9023262,576

Accident hotspots in Lewes

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes, with 496 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes from 1979 to 2025: 2,629, including 44 fatal and 571 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,6293,46744571
2ndA271,5052,37249308
3rdA261,0801,60335227
4thA2758561,25120205
5thA2724977698141
6thB211249775920113
7thB219243566216101
8thA277291341139
9thA2029286348265
10thB2116227334150
11thB2193133148026
12thB2123120187326
13thB2109119157122
14thB218375121217
15thB212474110318
16thB2113152601
17thA2590141703
18thA270081411
19thA223400
20thA2672200

Towns in Lewes

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 1,471.

Postcode districts in Lewes

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes from 1979 to 2025: 3,510.

Latest crashes in Lewes

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lewes, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity