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Lewes road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1982, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1981 (320), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 1982
289
Down 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
404
Down 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1982

4.5% of collisions in Lewes in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.5%
  • Serious8529%
  • Slight19166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious11428%
  • Slight27769%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 289, down 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February12 (4.2%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April27 (9.3%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June19 (6.6%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September18 (6.2%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (65%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (45%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph129 (45%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (24%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (60%)
  • Passenger109 (27%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (67%)
  • Motorcycle86 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1982.

Collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1982: 65, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596584219
2ndA272946211
3rdA26233326
4thA275162725
5thA272142604
6thA277111201
7thB211691303
8thB211281221
9thA20295600
10thB21925513
11thB21233401
12thB21833500
13thB21092300
14thB21242201
15thB21932200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1982

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 38.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1982

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1982: 74.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1982.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years