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Lewes road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1993, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1992 (300), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 1993
284
Down 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
412
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1993

2.1% of collisions in Lewes in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight34985%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 284, down 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February19 (6.7%)
  • March21 (7.4%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May18 (6.3%)
  • June26 (9.2%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October24 (8.5%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (63%)
  • Wet or damp102 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (46%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph127 (45%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (70%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (62%)
  • Passenger104 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1993.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1993

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1993: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259465605
2ndA27274615
3rdA26263905
4thA275233114
5thA272172613
6thA2029101501
7thB2112102002
8thB219291522
9thB21165800
10thA2773400
11thB21832301
12thB21932200
13thB21241100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1993

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 38.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1993

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1993: 88.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years