Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 11 Apr 2025, 13:05
- BMW 3 Series and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025471576745
Sovereign, Eastbourne, BN23 6DN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 106 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Sovereign ward, Eastbourne, from 2001 to 2025, with 137 casualties. Of those collisions, 16 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 106
- 7,563rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 137
- 1.29 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the BN23 6DN hotspot
16 of the 106 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1615%
- Slight9085%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 19
- Slightly injured
- 118
- All casualties
- 137
Accidents by year at the BN23 6DN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2004, against an average of 4.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BN23 6DN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the BN23 6DN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BN23 6DN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Sovereign, Eastbourne, BN23 6DN 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 BN23 6DN 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
- Sovereign
- Council area
- Eastbourne
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- BN23 6DN
- Postcode district
- BN23
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 50.78497, 0.31702
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 11 April 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,563rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the BN23 6DN hotspot
81 of the 106 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Eastbourne.
Accident hotspots near BN23 6DN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Sovereign, Eastbourne, BN23 6HU area, 0.9 km away, with 360 collisions.
- Sovereign, Eastbourne, BN23 6HU area0.9 km away, 448 casualties360 collisions
- Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN22 7RP area1.1 km away, 865 casualties677 collisions
- St Anthony's, Eastbourne, BN23 7NP area1.8 km away, 153 casualties118 collisions
- Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN22 8JF area1.9 km away, 299 casualties225 collisions
- Pevensey Bay, Wealden, BN24 6DA area2.3 km away, 94 casualties62 collisions
- Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 8FE area2.5 km away, 421 casualties326 collisions
- Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN23 6QW area2.6 km away, 648 casualties527 collisions
- Devonshire, Eastbourne, BN21 3RG area2.7 km away, 1,517 casualties1,240 collisions
All 106 crashes at the BN23 6DN hotspot
Newest first, from 10 February 2001 to 11 April 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Volvo V60 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 21 Dec 2024, 18:50
- Volvo V60, Seat Arona and Honda Civic
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024471533423
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A259 in Eastbourne, 20 Oct 2024, 19:30
- Toyota Yaris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471506230
- Slight
Suzuki GZ 125 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 16 Aug 2024, 16:00
- Suzuki GZ 125 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471480546
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 16 Jul 2024, 09:58
- Toyota Corolla, Toyota Yaris and Peugeot 308
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471468319
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 19 Mar 2024, 11:35
- Kia Picanto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471422480
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 30 May 2023, 07:08
- Peugeot 307 and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023471312775
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 25 Mar 2023, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471290399
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 26 Feb 2023, 08:00
- Honda Civic and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471281284
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 22 Jan 2023, 11:45
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471266547
- Serious
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 8 Oct 2021, 20:25
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2021471096534
- Slight
Mobility scooter crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 23 Sep 2021, 16:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471091199
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 28 Jan 2021, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471017780
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 9 Sep 2020, 10:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020470979279
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 11 Apr 2020, 14:25
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020470945524
- Serious
Qingqi QM 125 GY crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 9 Oct 2019, 20:45
- Qingqi QM 125 GY and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470886209
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 12 Aug 2019, 15:20
- Nissan Micra and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019470867848
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 24 Jul 2019, 16:00
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470861439
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 1 Jul 2019, 23:40
- Peugeot Expert and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470853559
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 26 Jul 2018, 19:10
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471804139
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 30 Jan 2018, 09:25
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471800524
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the A259 in Eastbourne, 4 Oct 2017, 15:42
- BMW X1, Mercedes, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Aygo and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471705613
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 21 Jul 2017, 18:15
- BMW 3 Series and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471704116
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the A259 in Eastbourne, 22 May 2017, 15:32
- Mazda 3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471702796
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 25 Apr 2017, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471702474
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 20 Jan 2017, 08:30
- 2 Mini Coopers and Fiat Punto
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471700395
- Slight
Peugeot 807 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 7 Jan 2017, 16:02
- Peugeot 807 and Peugeot 107
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471700141
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 5 May 2016, 05:37
- Fiat Punto, Triumph Rocket and Renault Trucks Master
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016471602620
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 27 Jan 2015, 19:06
- Vauxhall Astra, Toyota Auris and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471500575
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 9 Dec 2014, 02:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471407238
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A259 in Eastbourne, 24 Sep 2014, 08:58
- Volkswagen Golf, Aprilia RS50 and Honda HR-V
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471405489
- Serious
Nissan Primera crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 13 Sep 2014, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471405287
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 3 Aug 2014, 11:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471404434
- Serious
MCC Smart crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 16 Aug 2013, 11:19
- MCC Smart and Volvo XC60
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013471304272
- Serious
Audi TT crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 31 May 2013, 02:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013471302720
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 23 Apr 2013, 11:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013471302021
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 23 Dec 2012, 23:08
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2012471206890
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 18 Dec 2012, 14:00
- Ford Focus, a car and 2 other vehicles
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471206825
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 11 Dec 2012, 13:22
- Citroen Berlingo and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471206650
- Slight
Toyota Celica crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 19 Sep 2012, 08:43
- Toyota Celica and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012471204887
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 10 Sep 2012, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471204705
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 19 Jul 2012, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471203676
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 12 Jul 2012, 09:00
- Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471203536
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on a C road in Eastbourne, 17 Feb 2012, 14:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471200870
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 1 Oct 2011, 10:50
- Ford Mondeo and Kia Rio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471106147
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 28 Sep 2011, 07:45
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471106170
- Slight
Pioneer crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 29 May 2011, 22:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471103316
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Eastbourne, 14 Oct 2010, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010471006876