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Lewes road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2001, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2000 (351), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 2001
302
Down 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
404
Down 13% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2001

2% of collisions in Lewes in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight34485%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 302, down 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.6%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March30 (9.9%)
  • April30 (9.9%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July20 (6.6%)
  • August15 (5%)
  • September15 (5%)
  • October20 (6.6%)
  • November42 (14%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (65%)
  • Wet or damp92 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph141 (47%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (62%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lewes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewes ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2001.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2001

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area and Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Lewes in 2001, with 24 collisions each.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2001: 46, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259465725
2ndA27406006
3rdA26244016
4thA2590141703
5thA275111613
6thB219291101
7thA270061110
8thB21125902
9thA20294502
10thA2724500
11thA2773300
12thB21932300
13thA20001101
14thA2671100
15thA2691100
16thB2101100
17thB21091100
18thB21161300
19thB21231200
20thB21241100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2001

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2001: 36.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2001

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2001: 87.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years