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Lewes road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1998, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (341), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 1998
378
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
514
Up 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Lewes in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight32085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight44386%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 378, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.2%)
  • February32 (8.5%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June46 (12%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September32 (8.5%)
  • October26 (6.9%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December24 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (66%)
  • Wet or damp119 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph148 (39%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (72%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Lewes

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Lewes ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1998.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1998: 63, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259639308
2ndA27385921
3rdA26355507
4thA275232913
5thA272214108
6thB2192172201
7thB211291001
8thA20296601
9thA2775700
10thB21094401
11thB21243601
12thB21933300
13thB21162201
14thB21832200
15thB20291200
16thB21131100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1998

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1998: 44.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1998

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1998: 111.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Lewes road accidents in other years