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Lewes road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1988, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1987 (290), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 1988
344
Up 19% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
470
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Lewes in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious7622%
  • Slight26076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight37279%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 344, up 19% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.9%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April29 (8.4%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June20 (5.8%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December29 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (50%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (44%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (21%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.7%)
  • Over 7531 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (58%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (70%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1988.

Collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1988: 69, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596983216
2ndA26313919
3rdA275314807
4thA27274928
5thB2112182303
6thB2192152002
7thA277121601
8thA272101805
9thA202971003
10thB21935603
11thB21164601
12thB21093400
13thB21242210
14thB21131100
15thB21231100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1988

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 59.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1988

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1988: 99.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years