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Lewes road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2010, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (274), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 2010
244
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
339
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2010

2% of collisions in Lewes in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight19379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28584%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 244, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.9%)
  • February16 (6.6%)
  • March29 (12%)
  • April21 (8.6%)
  • May15 (6.1%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August22 (9%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November24 (9.8%)
  • December14 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (70%)
  • Wet or damp59 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph128 (52%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph73 (30%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (62%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (11%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (61%)
  • Passenger95 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (72%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2010.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2010

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2010, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2010: 53, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259537109
2ndA27304106
3rdA26193225
4thA2778902
5thA20297702
6thA2727901
7thA27571012
8thB211261102
9thB21234710
10thB21924400
11thB21833602
12thB21092300
13thB21162401
14thB21242200
15thB21932301

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2010

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2010: 27.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2010

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2010: 61.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years