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Lewes road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2012, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (235), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 2012
218
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
284
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Lewes in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight17681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24185%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 218, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday40 (18%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (8.7%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.3%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April14 (6.4%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June19 (8.7%)
  • July16 (7.3%)
  • August19 (8.7%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October16 (7.3%)
  • November21 (9.6%)
  • December21 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (72%)
  • Wet or damp55 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph117 (54%)
  • 40 mph13 (6%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph64 (29%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (63%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (69%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (73%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2012.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2012

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area and Peacehaven West, Lewes, BN10 7NL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Lewes in 2012, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2012: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259425008
2ndA27212804
3rdA26142203
4thA272121602
5thA275101102
6thB219291800
7thB211281010
8thA20296602
9thB212351200
10thA2774800
11thB21164401
12thB21934401
13thB21242401
14thB21091100
15thB21101100
16thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2012

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 25.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2012

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years