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Lewes road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1985, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1984 (327), and casualties rose from 435.

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

Collisions in 1985
357
Up 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
483
Up 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1985

2% of collisions in Lewes in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9125%
  • Slight25973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight36876%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 357, up 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May15 (4.2%)
  • June35 (9.8%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (50%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph152 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (24%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7%)
  • Over 7529 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (56%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (70%)
  • Motorcycle89 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1985.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1985: 79, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597993021
2ndA275314808
3rdA27284316
4thA26244123
5thB2112203317
6thA2029161607
7thB2192162306
8thB211691201
9thB21938901
10thA2725900
11thA2774410
12thB21094601
13thB21242301
14thB21832402
15thB21081200
16thB21131300

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1985

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 51.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1985

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1985: 88.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years