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Lewes road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1979, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,423 collisions in Lewes.

Collisions in 1979
317
Casualties in 1979
446
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1979

4.4% of collisions in Lewes in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious9229%
  • Slight21167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious12428%
  • Slight30568%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 317.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June30 (9.5%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October24 (7.6%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other20 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (65%)
  • Wet or damp87 (27%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (48%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph134 (42%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (24%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (59%)
  • Passenger129 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (63%)
  • Motorcycle85 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Lewes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewes ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1979.

Collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1979: 71, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597198423
2ndA2753763210
3rdA273463413
4thA277172003
5thA272152205
6thA26131614
7thB2112111404
8thB2192111812
9thA202981311
10thB21168803
11thB21937700
12thB21096810
13thB21081100
14thB21231200
15thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1979

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 50.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1979

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1979: 81.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years