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Lewes road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2005, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (297), and casualties fell from 412.

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

Collisions in 2005
278
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
407
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Lewes in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight34585%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 278, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November26 (9.4%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (69%)
  • Wet or damp82 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph128 (46%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (31%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (18%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (62%)
  • Passenger109 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (72%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2005.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2005

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2005, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2005: 56, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595693013
2ndA27487806
3rdA26172903
4thA275152405
5thB219291111
6thA27281001
7thB21128911
8thA2775900
9thB21094701
10thB21164602
11thB21233610
12thB21242401
13thB21932200
14thA20291100
15thB20241200
16thB2031200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2005

Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2005: 32.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2005

BN7 and BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2005, with 61 each.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years