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Lewes road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2000, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1999 (335), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 2000
351
Up 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
467
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Lewes in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight29584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight40086%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 351, up 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February34 (9.7%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August22 (6.3%)
  • September24 (6.8%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December23 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (61%)
  • Wet or damp122 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph161 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph150 (43%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (64%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2000.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2000: 59, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259597608
2ndA27497715
3rdA26324014
4thA275273303
5thA272142002
6thA2029111202
7thB211271203
8thB219271101
9thA2776700
10thB21165602
11thB21933400
12thA12081100
13thA2701200
14thB21091300
15thB21131301
16thB21241101
17thB21281100
18thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2000

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 44.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2000

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2000: 99.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2000.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years