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Lewes road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1996, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (352), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 1996
356
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
516
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Lewes in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight43083%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 356, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April16 (4.5%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (63%)
  • Wet or damp121 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph166 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph151 (42%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (67%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1996.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1996

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1996: 73, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25973113113
2ndA27447509
3rdA26233003
4thA275213414
5thA272193116
6thB2112171812
7thB2192142703
8thA2029101203
9thA2778901
10thB21163400
11thB21233501
12thB21833300
13thB21242300
14thB21091100
15thB21291201
16thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1996

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1996: 34.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1996

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1996: 107.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years