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Lewes road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2006, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2005 (278), and casualties rose from 407.

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

Collisions in 2006
308
Up 11% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
438
Up 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2006

1.6% of collisions in Lewes in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight24881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36784%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 308, up 11% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.8%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March14 (4.5%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May27 (8.8%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August18 (5.8%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (68%)
  • Wet or damp95 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (46%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph112 (36%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.3%)
  • Over 7527 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (63%)
  • Passenger121 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2006.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2006

Peacehaven West, Lewes, BN10 7NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2006, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2006: 60, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596090011
2ndA274969110
3rdA26284106
4thA272132213
5thA275132412
6thA202991202
7thB212361103
8thA2775500
9thB21245702
10thB21925611
11thB21124803
12thB21163300
13thB21092300
14thB21831100
15thB21931200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2006

Lewes and Peacehaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2006, with 30 each.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2006

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2006: 84.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years