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Lewes road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2019, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (252), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2019
243
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
333
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Lewes in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight25476%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 243, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (9.5%)
  • Sunday23 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.8%)
  • February22 (9.1%)
  • March15 (6.2%)
  • April15 (6.2%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June24 (9.9%)
  • July11 (4.5%)
  • August17 (7%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November16 (6.6%)
  • December33 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (63%)
  • Wet or damp86 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph104 (43%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (29%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (59%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (16%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (8.1%)
  • Over 7524 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (68%)
  • Passenger64 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (71%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2019.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2019

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2019, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2019: 48, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594864012
2ndA27334507
3rdA275213305
4thA26203106
5thB2112102212
6thB219281602
7thA2724500
8thA2774400
9thB21164601
10thB21234401
11thB21093300
12thA20292702
13thB21831100
14thB21931100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2019

Peacehaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2019: 21.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2019

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2019: 65.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years