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Lewes road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1997, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (356), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1997
341
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
476
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Lewes in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight40184%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 341, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.2%)
  • February27 (7.9%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May32 (9.4%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July24 (7%)
  • August16 (4.7%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December25 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (65%)
  • Wet or damp108 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph158 (46%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (43%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (24%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (68%)
  • Passenger108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (76%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1997.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1997

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1997: 61, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596185112
2ndA275377110
3rdA26304506
4thA272192904
5thA275172103
6thB2112142604
7thB2192142114
8thB211681202
9thA20295501
10thA2774400
11thB21932200
12thB21131100
13thB21241100
14thB21831100
15thB2721100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1997

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1997: 37.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1997

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1997: 108.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years