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Lewes road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1994, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1993 (284), and casualties rose from 412.

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

Collisions in 1994
346
Up 22% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
519
Up 26% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1994

1.7% of collisions in Lewes in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight45487%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 346, up 22% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.2%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April18 (5.2%)
  • May23 (6.6%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July29 (8.4%)
  • August23 (6.6%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October30 (8.7%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (67%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph156 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (44%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (64%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.9%)
  • Over 7531 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (57%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1994.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1994

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1994: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596687010
2ndA274610926
3rdA26344505
4thA275223403
5thB2192151630
6thA272132004
7thB2112112404
8thA27771001
9thB21166802
10thB21936602
11thA20295600
12thB21232600
13thB21241200
14thB2771100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1994

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 48.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1994

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1994: 92.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years