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Lewes road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1986, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (357), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 1986
339
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
443
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Lewes in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9327%
  • Slight23971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32974%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 339, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.8%)
  • February17 (5%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November25 (7.4%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (64%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (50%)
  • 40 mph17 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph137 (40%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (31%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (67%)
  • Motorcycle101 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1986

Map of the last 7 crashes of 1986 in Lewes

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 7 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewes ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1986.

Collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1986: 88, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25988113026
2ndA263553010
3rdA275212504
4thA27172843
5thB2112172915
6thA2029101304
7thA27791101
8thB21928902
9thA2727804
10thB21166701
11thB21233300
12thB21243411
13thB21833300
14thB21933301
15thB21092201
16thB21131100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1986

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 40.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1986

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1986: 65.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years