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Lewes road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1980, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1979 (317), and casualties rose from 446.

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

Collisions in 1980
342
Up 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
451
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1980

3.8% of collisions in Lewes in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious8224%
  • Slight24772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight34075%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 342, up 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.6%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March25 (7.3%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July22 (6.4%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October22 (6.4%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December27 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (48%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph148 (43%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (24%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.5%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (63%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (68%)
  • Motorcycle99 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Lewes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewes ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1980.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1980: 75, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597592519
2ndA2752942210
3rdA27284526
4thA26202702
5thA272183506
6thB2112182404
7thA202991003
8thA2779900
9thB21098902
10thB219281302
11thB211671502
12thB21834402
13thB21232300
14thB21241100
15thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1980

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 50.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1980

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1980: 91.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years