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Lewes road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2007, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (308), and casualties rose from 438.

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

Collisions in 2007
318
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
444
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2007

1.9% of collisions in Lewes in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight25781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight37284%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 318, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (72%)
  • Wet or damp82 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph166 (52%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph97 (31%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (64%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (65%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewes ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2007.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2007

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2007, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2007: 53, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259536917
2ndA27426517
3rdA26223414
4thA275152103
5thB2192143004
6thB2112112113
7thA2779902
8thA202981101
9thB211671011
10thB212361102
11thA27241101
12thB21093300
13thB21833501
14thB21242800
15thB21932200
16thB2751100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2007

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2007: 40.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2007

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2007: 80.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years