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Lewes road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2004, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (294), and casualties rose from 401.

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

Collisions in 2004
297
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
412
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2004

2% of collisions in Lewes in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight36388%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 297, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June28 (9.4%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August19 (6.4%)
  • September25 (8.4%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December40 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph129 (43%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (41%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (69%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2004.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2004

Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2004, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2004: 47, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259476214
2ndA27335007
3rdA26314610
4thA275152703
5thA272121501
6thB2192121604
7thA202991401
8thB211281300
9thB21167800
10thA2776601
11thB21934501
12thB21233410
13thB21092200
14thB21831401

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2004

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2004: 41.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2004

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2004: 79.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years