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Lewes road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1983, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1982 (289), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 1983
326
Up 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
462
Up 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Lewes in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious10031%
  • Slight21767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight33071%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 326, up 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (19%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February27 (8.3%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June17 (5.2%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September32 (9.8%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (63%)
  • Wet or damp104 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (48%)
  • 40 mph13 (4%)
  • 60 mph145 (44%)
  • 70 mph13 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20113 (24%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (63%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1983.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1983: 60, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596076120
2ndA273252314
3rdA26202603
4thA2721929110
5thA275161905
6thB2112152013
7thA277121602
8thB2116121906
9thB2192122102
10thB21937702
11thA20294601
12thB21094402
13thB218331002
14thB21232401
15thB21241300

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1983

Lewes and Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1983, with 37 each.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1983

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1983: 89.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years