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Lewes road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2020, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 37% on 2019 (243), and casualties fell from 333.

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

Collisions in 2020
154
Down 37% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
241
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2020

1.3% of collisions in Lewes in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4127%
  • Slight11172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight19179%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 154, down 37% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (13%)
  • February11 (7.1%)
  • March8 (5.2%)
  • April7 (4.5%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June15 (9.7%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August9 (5.8%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October21 (14%)
  • November11 (7.1%)
  • December10 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (67%)
  • Wet or damp50 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph61 (40%)
  • 40 mph18 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (10%)
  • 60 mph44 (29%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.1%)
  • Over 7514 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (59%)
  • Passenger85 (35%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (67%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2020.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2020

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2020, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2020: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259335008
2ndA26152725
3rdA27142403
4thA27281002
5thB21095502
6thB21124501
7thB211641601
8thA2753700
9thB21233700
10thA20291101
11thA2771100
12thB21241100
13thB21921201

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2020

Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2020: 19.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2020

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2020: 33.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years