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Lewes road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2014, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (213), and casualties rose from 290.

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

Collisions in 2014
240
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
337
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Lewes in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight27080%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 240, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.3%)
  • February21 (8.8%)
  • March10 (4.2%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June30 (13%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November14 (5.8%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph92 (38%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (35%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (8%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (17%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.2%)
  • Over 7523 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (63%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2014.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2014

Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2014, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2014: 44, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259447208
2ndA273138111
3rdA26274324
4thA275131703
5thB2112131904
6thB212381602
7thA2776701
8thB21166701
9thB219261101
10thA20295502
11thB21243401
12thA2722300
13thB21832300
14thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2014

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2014: 28.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2014

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2014: 62.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2014, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years