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Lewes road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1991, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (350), and casualties fell from 454.

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

Collisions in 1991
307
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
376
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Lewes in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight30581%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 307, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February29 (9.4%)
  • March17 (5.5%)
  • April28 (9.1%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June39 (13%)
  • July24 (7.8%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October20 (6.5%)
  • November28 (9.1%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (68%)
  • Wet or damp79 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph129 (42%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (64%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (17%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger79 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1991.

Collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1991

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1991: 65, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596568113
2ndA275233213
3rdA26223013
4thA27182705
5thB2112151603
6thA277131302
7thA272121513
8thB2192121512
9thA202981300
10thB21167800
11thB21933301
12thB21232200
13thB20291100
14thB21091100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1991

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 41.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1991

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1991: 70.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years