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Lewes road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1990, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (361), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 1990
350
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
454
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1990

2.9% of collisions in Lewes in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight26977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9320%
  • Slight34977%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 350, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February27 (7.7%)
  • March31 (8.9%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October26 (7.4%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (69%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph149 (43%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (18%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (19%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (65%)
  • Passenger93 (20%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1990.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1990

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1990: 67, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596784212
2ndA2753150112
3rdA27284329
4thA26212622
5thB2112131811
6thA27291103
7thA2778802
8thB211671001
9thB219271002
10thA20296601
11thB21236601
12thB218361211
13thB21936701
14thB21134400
15thB21093601
16thB21242300

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1990

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1990: 45.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1990

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1990: 88.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years