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Lewes road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1995, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1994 (346), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 1995
352
Up 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
496
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1995

2.3% of collisions in Lewes in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight41183%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 352, up 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April20 (5.7%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (73%)
  • Wet or damp83 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph139 (39%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (69%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (57%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1995.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1995

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1995: 74, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25974106211
2ndA26325317
3rdA27325313
4thA272243606
5thA275203006
6thB2192192613
7thA202991203
8thA2779902
9thB211291302
10thB21163401
11thB21233400
12thB21092201
13thB21832500
14thA2031100
15thB21241100
16thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1995

Lewes and Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1995, with 44 each.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1995

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1995: 97.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years