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Lewes road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2011, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (244), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 2011
235
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
299
Down 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Lewes in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24783%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 235, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March20 (8.5%)
  • April18 (7.7%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July19 (8.1%)
  • August23 (9.8%)
  • September13 (5.5%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (77%)
  • Wet or damp53 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph120 (51%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (33%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (65%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (19%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2011.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2011

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2011, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2011: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593844010
2ndA27334924
3rdA26294113
4thA275151904
5thA272101704
6thB219281001
7thA2774401
8thB21124910
9thA20293300
10thB21093401
11thB21162400
12thB21232200
13thB21832200
14thB21241101
15thB21651100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2011

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 28.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2011

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years