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Lewes road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2003, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (312), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 2003
294
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
401
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Lewes in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight35288%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 294, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.9%)
  • February24 (8.2%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May15 (5.1%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August29 (9.9%)
  • September17 (5.8%)
  • October28 (9.5%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December28 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (70%)
  • Wet or damp77 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph134 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph125 (43%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (20%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (63%)
  • Passenger114 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2003.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2003

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2003, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2003: 47, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259475519
2ndA27355414
3rdA26264325
4thA275263504
5thA272101302
6thB2112101504
7thB219281101
8thB21166900
9thA20295700
10thA2774400
11thA223400
12thB21233300
13thB21243701
14thB21832200
15thB20961100
16thB21061100
17thB21091100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2003

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2003: 34.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2003

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2003: 88.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years