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Lewes road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2015, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2014 (240), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 2015
253
Up 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
382
Up 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Lewes in 2015 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6726%
  • Slight18473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight30179%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 253, up 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (19%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (9.9%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May18 (7.1%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July20 (7.9%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September21 (8.3%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (72%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (47%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (30%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.4%)
  • Over 7523 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (63%)
  • Passenger101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2015.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2015

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2015, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2015: 54, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595471017
2ndA274575112
3rdA26172612
4thB2112132002
5thA275122003
6thA272111402
7thB2192101103
8thA20296701
9thB210961602
10thB21235701
11thA2774401
12thB21163601
13thB21241100
14thB21831200

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2015

Newhaven and Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2015, with 24 each.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2015

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2015: 68.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years