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Lewes road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1989, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (344), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1989
361
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
514
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Lewes in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious8323%
  • Slight26975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight39877%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 361, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April28 (7.8%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September33 (9.1%)
  • October30 (8.3%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December30 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (6.1%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (71%)
  • Wet or damp98 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (45%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph158 (44%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (13%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (26%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.4%)
  • Over 7532 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (60%)
  • Passenger151 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (69%)
  • Motorcycle68 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1989.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1989: 76, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25976119314
2ndA273665211
3rdA275303915
4thA26273604
5thB2192162304
6thA272152505
7thB2112111713
8thA20299901
9thB211681002
10thB212461003
11thB21234501
12thA2773300
13thB21933301
14thB21091100
15thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1989

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1989: 48.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1989

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1989: 103.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years