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Lewes road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2023, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2022 (209), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2023
183
Down 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
245
Down 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2023

None of the collisions in Lewes in 2023 were fatal and 36% were serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lewes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6536%
  • Slight11864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7129%
  • Slight17471%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 183, down 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May7 (3.8%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July15 (8.2%)
  • August14 (7.7%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October14 (7.7%)
  • November28 (15%)
  • December18 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (69%)
  • Wet or damp53 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (9.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (62%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (65%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (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 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2023.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2023

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2023, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2023

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2023: 42, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594258013
2ndA27202307
3rdA26152107
4thA20297702
5thA27271305
6thB21936803
7thA2755901
8thA2774403
9thB21164400
10thB21093300
11thB21123400
12thB21923802
13thB21232200
14thB21241200
15thB21831300

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2023

Lewes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 26.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2023

BN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2023: 42.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years