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Lewes road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2018, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2017 (225), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 2018
252
Up 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
337
Up 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Lewes in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7329%
  • Slight17670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight25776%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 252, up 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (9.1%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March17 (6.7%)
  • April24 (9.5%)
  • May15 (6%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September33 (13%)
  • October23 (9.1%)
  • November18 (7.1%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (77%)
  • Wet or damp55 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph125 (50%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph61 (24%)
  • 70 mph15 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (57%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (16%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (8.3%)
  • Over 7517 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (66%)
  • Passenger66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (70%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2018.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2018

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2018, with 25 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2018: 59, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595978121
2ndA27314307
3rdA26213013
4thB2112121712
5thB2192111703
6thA275101503
7thA27281202
8thA20296602
9thA2773401
10thB21093401
11thB21233302
12thB21161200
13thB21241100
14thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2018

Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2018

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2018: 63.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years