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BN10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,495 road traffic collisions in the BN10 postcode district, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 311 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,495
1,969th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,919
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
311
330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BN10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious31121%
  • Slight1,16778%

What the data shows

  • BN10 had 264 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 301 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BN10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 273 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN10, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BN10.

Where BN10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,969th
Most casualties
2,025th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
1,977th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (14%)
  • Tuesday226 (15%)
  • Wednesday222 (15%)
  • Thursday234 (16%)
  • Friday234 (16%)
  • Saturday217 (15%)
  • Sunday147 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,111 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,384 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph1,414 (95%)
  • 40 mph43 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,188 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,021 (53%)
  • Pedestrian331 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist276 (14%)
  • Cyclist130 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN10 peaked at 51 in 1998; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20241619
20232936
20223241
20212531
20201927
20193143
20182732
20173138
20163139
20153148
20142637
20132837
20122934
20112832
20102943
20093244
20083143
20072834
20063948
20053339
20042226
20032836
20023348
20013034
20003958
19992936
19985167
19973347
19963947
19954356
19942735
19933045
19923138
19913338
19904655
19893146
19883850
19872732
19864249
19854349
19843237
19833650
19822830
19813339
19803747
19793651

Map of recent crashes in BN10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN10

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN10

The 24 most recent collisions in BN10 happened between 28 December 2024 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN10

Of the 1,495 collisions in BN10, 805 were on the A259.

Collisions in BN10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598051,05310181

Council areas covering BN10

Collisions in BN10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Lewes has 1,487 of 1,495 (99%).

Collisions in BN10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes1,4871,90817310
2ndAshford3401
3rdBrighton and Hove3500

Towns in BN10

Collisions in BN10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Peacehaven (1,023) and Telscombe Cliffs (383).