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Lewes road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2017, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (220), and casualties rose from 296.

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

Collisions in 2017
225
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
308
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Lewes in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4721%
  • Slight17578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight24981%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 225, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.8%)
  • February8 (3.6%)
  • March15 (6.7%)
  • April20 (8.9%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June10 (4.4%)
  • July33 (15%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October15 (6.7%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (80%)
  • Wet or damp38 (17%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph114 (51%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (28%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.8%)
  • Over 7521 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (66%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2017.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2017

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2017, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2017: 50, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595062112
2ndA27294504
3rdA26172302
4thA275161903
5thB211281203
6thB21095602
7thA2724701
8thA2774401
9thB21164903
10thB21934401
11thA20293300
12thB21922400
13thB21131500
14thB21231401
15thB21241100
16thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2017

Newhaven and Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2017, with 28 each.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2017

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2017: 48.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2017, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years