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Lewes road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2002, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (302), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 2002
312
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
438
Up 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2002

2.6% of collisions in Lewes in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight24980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight36884%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 312, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June21 (6.7%)
  • July19 (6.1%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September36 (12%)
  • October25 (8%)
  • November28 (9%)
  • December18 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (44%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph144 (46%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (71%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (66%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewes ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2002.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2002

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2002, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2002

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2002: 60, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596085213
2ndA27477016
3rdA26263614
4thA275223113
5thA272121724
6thA277101500
7thB211291203
8thB21835801
9thB21094401
10thB21234702
11thB21163301
12thA20292200
13thB21242200
14thB21922502
15thA2671100
16thB22121200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2002

Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2002: 38.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2002

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2002: 89.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2002, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years