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Lewes road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Lewes in 2025, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2024 (172), and casualties rose from 227.

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

Collisions in 2025
206
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
282
Up 24% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewes in 2025

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

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5728%
  • Slight14570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight21877%

Lewes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 206, up 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March10 (4.9%)
  • April18 (8.7%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July18 (8.7%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September20 (9.7%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (76%)
  • Wet or damp45 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (13%)
  • 30 mph80 (39%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewes in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.7%)
  • Over 7514 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (69%)
  • Passenger60 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (72%)
  • Motorcycle45 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewes in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewes had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2025.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewes in 2025

Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewes in 2025, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lewes with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Lewes in 2025: 30, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewes, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259303606
2ndA27264016
3rdA26162713
4thA275142006
5thA27261102
6thA2776602
7thB21935502
8thA20294702
9thB21094501
10thB21124601
11thB21164400
12thB21923603
13thB21241100
14thB21831100

Towns in Lewes: crashes in 2025

Newhaven had the most collisions of any town in Lewes in 2025: 20.

Postcode districts in Lewes: crashes in 2025

BN7 and BN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewes in 2025, with 50 each.

Latest crashes in Lewes in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewes in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Lewes road accidents in other years