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Lewes road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2016, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (253), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2016
220
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
296
Down 23% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2016

None of the collisions in Lewes in 2016 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5123%
  • Slight16977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight24282%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 220, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May29 (13%)
  • June18 (8.2%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August15 (6.8%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October11 (5%)
  • November10 (4.5%)
  • December14 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (76%)
  • Wet or damp47 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph101 (46%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (29%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (18%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (67%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (67%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2016.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2016

Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2016, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2016: 39, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593951011
2ndA27274609
3rdA26172707
4thB2112122302
5thA275111102
6thA2775501
7thB21924400
8thA20293400
9thA2723401
10thB21233401
11thB21162300
12thB21242400
13thB21832200
14thB21331100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2016

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2016: 28.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2016

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2016: 51.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years