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Lewes road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2022, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (190), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2022
209
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
281
Up 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2022

2.9% of collisions in Lewes in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight14770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight21175%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 209, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (21%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March9 (4.3%)
  • April16 (7.7%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June14 (6.7%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September19 (9.1%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November20 (9.6%)
  • December19 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (75%)
  • Wet or damp50 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph95 (45%)
  • 40 mph27 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (57%)
  • Pedestrian53 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2516 (5.7%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (10%)
  • Over 7521 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (62%)
  • Passenger54 (19%)
  • Pedestrian53 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2022.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2022

Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2022, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2022

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2022: 46, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594661215
2ndA27304114
3rdA275111404
4thA26101612
5thB211291111
6thA27281001
7thB21934401
8thA20293300
9thB21233301
10thB21923301
11thB21092200
12thA2771100
13thB21161300
14thB21241100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2022

Seaford had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2022: 31.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2022

BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2022: 50.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years