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Ditchling & Westmeston, Lewes, BN6 8XE area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 78 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Ditchling & Westmeston ward, Lewes, from 2001 to 2025, with 108 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
78
9,833rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
108
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the BN6 8XE hotspot

12 of the 78 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1114%
  • Slight6685%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
11
Slightly injured
96
All casualties
108

Accidents by year at the BN6 8XE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2013, against an average of 3.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BN6 8XE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202300
202226
202123
202069
201911
201822
201722
201644
201511
201433
2013711
201259
201146
201022
200937
200833
200722
200657
200546
200455
200358
200255
200123

Map of crashes at the BN6 8XE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BN6 8XE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ditchling & Westmeston, Lewes, BN6 8XE area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BN6 8XE hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ditchling & Westmeston
Council area
Lewes
Nearest postcode to the centre
BN6 8XE
Postcode district
BN6
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.90426, -0.10726
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
10 July 2025
Rank by collisions
9,833rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BN6 8XE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B2116, with 5 of 78, followed by the B203 with 1.

Collisions at the BN6 8XE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB21165500
2ndB2031200
3rdB21101100
4thB52401100

Accident hotspots near BN6 8XE

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hassocks, Mid Sussex, BN6 8RE area, 2 km away, with 83 collisions.

All 78 crashes at the BN6 8XE hotspot

Newest first, from 8 May 2001 to 10 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year