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Lewes road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2021, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (154), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 2021
190
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
246
Up 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2021

2.1% of collisions in Lewes in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious5428%
  • Slight13269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18174%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 190, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 190
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April18 (9.5%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August16 (8.4%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (79%)
  • Wet or damp37 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph94 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (57%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (17%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.1%)
  • Over 7516 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (66%)
  • Passenger47 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (10%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2021.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2021

Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2021, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2021: 40, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594047010
2ndA27203627
3rdA26162228
4thB210991100
5thA27281203
6thA2757802
7thA2776600
8thB21125601
9thB21233300
10thA20292200
11thB21241101
12thB21921100
13thB21931300

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2021

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2021

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2021: 43.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years