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Lewes road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1987, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (339), and casualties fell from 443.

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

Collisions in 1987
290
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
410
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Lewes in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight21775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight31477%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 290, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (20%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (8.6%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May18 (6.2%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July27 (9.3%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November23 (7.9%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph124 (43%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (15%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2083 (20%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (57%)
  • Passenger128 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (71%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1987.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1987: 69, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596979315
2ndA26223606
3rdA27183304
4thB2112183015
5thA275173215
6thB2192163014
7thA272101803
8thA20298901
9thA2774601
10thB21163500
11thB21933300
12thB21091100
13thB21131400
14thB21831101

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1987

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1987: 40.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1987

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1987: 77.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years