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Lewes road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1992, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (307), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 1992
300
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
421
Up 12% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1992

3% of collisions in Lewes in 1992 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36086%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 300, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February23 (7.7%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October24 (8%)
  • November24 (8%)
  • December26 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (61%)
  • Wet or damp112 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph117 (39%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (70%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1992.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1992

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1992: 57, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259576926
2ndA26305118
3rdA27212812
4thA275192501
5thB2112183321
6thA2029111101
7thA272101103
8thB219281501
9thB21166701
10thB21244510
11thB21834501
12thB21934601
13thA2773500
14thB21031501

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1992

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 44.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1992

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1992: 78.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years