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Lewes road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 1999, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (378), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 1999
335
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
481
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Lewes in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight26579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38881%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 335, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (9.9%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.8%)
  • February16 (4.8%)
  • March27 (8.1%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May40 (12%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August24 (7.2%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph149 (44%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (44%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 35107 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (65%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Lewes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewes ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1999.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 1999: 55, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259557416
2ndA27416019
3rdA26335109
4thA275253909
5thA272122303
6thB2192111503
7thB211281402
8thA2777900
9thB21164500
10thB21934400
11thA20293400
12thB21833601
13thA27002301
14thA2951100
15thA3591100
16thA371310
17thA61100
18thB21091100
19thB21131100
20thB21231201

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 1999

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 1999: 41.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 1999

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 1999: 101.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years