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Lewes road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1984, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (326), and casualties fell from 462.

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

Collisions in 1984
327
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
435
Down 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Lewes in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8225%
  • Slight24073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9923%
  • Slight33176%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 327, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.2%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March29 (8.9%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May25 (7.6%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August22 (6.7%)
  • September30 (9.2%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other18 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (60%)
  • Wet or damp122 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph155 (47%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (28%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (9.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (64%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (66%)
  • Motorcycle85 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1984.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1984: 72, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597284117
2ndA27274705
3rdA26253404
4thB2112213016
5thA275172806
6thB2192161814
7thA272112206
8thA277111202
9thA20297903
10thB21165502
11thB21934400
12thB21092200
13thB21231100
14thB21241200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1984

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1984: 44.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1984

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1984: 92.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years