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Lewes road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1981, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (342), and casualties fell from 451.

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

Collisions in 1981
320
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
445
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Lewes in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious9429%
  • Slight21668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious11726%
  • Slight31871%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 320, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February13 (4.1%)
  • March16 (5%)
  • April16 (5%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (64%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (44%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph146 (46%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (29%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (66%)
  • Motorcycle99 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1981.

Collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1981: 62, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596280123
2ndA2753149110
3rdA27234226
4thA26182505
5thB2112182914
6thB2192172817
7thA272162003
8thA2029121212
9thB211681001
10thA2776702
11thB21235702
12thB21934402
13thB21093501
14thA2571100
15thB21131100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1981

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 43.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1981

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1981: 84.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years