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BN20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,363 road traffic collisions in the BN20 postcode district, Eastbourne, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 503 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 41% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
2,363
1,583rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,409
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
44 people killed
Serious collisions
503
592 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 47% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.7%
  • Serious50321%
  • Slight1,81977%

What the data shows

  • BN20 had 338 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 441 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in BN20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 366 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN20, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in BN20.

Where BN20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,583rd
Most casualties
1,521st
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,481st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday337 (14%)
  • Tuesday335 (14%)
  • Wednesday349 (15%)
  • Thursday345 (15%)
  • Friday379 (16%)
  • Saturday337 (14%)
  • Sunday281 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,774 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting196 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,248 (95%)
  • Roundabout44 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,323 (56%)
  • 40 mph459 (19%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph539 (23%)
  • 70 mph28 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,816 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds271 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,224 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist382 (11%)
  • Pedestrian334 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist236 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant84 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN20 peaked at 84 in 1980; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252733
20244662
20232942
20223543
20214153
20202334
20192437
20183242
20174768
20163454
20155973
20144258
20133950
20123342
20114159
20104055
20094153
20084565
20075881
20064362
20054357
20045174
20035775
20025875
20015987
20005480
199968109
19986194
199767119
19966094
199568102
19946497
19934986
19925281
19915175
19905288
19896289
19885376
19876697
19865175
19855475
19846990
19835278
19827089
19815683
198084110
19795388

Map of recent crashes in BN20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN20

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN20

The 24 most recent collisions in BN20 happened between 26 February and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN20

The A259 has the most collisions in BN20, 445 of 2,363 (19%), followed by the A22 (323).

Collisions in BN20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594457221297
2ndA22323474569
3rdB2103204331542
4thA2270131179129
5thA2021121701
6thA22003901

Council areas covering BN20

Collisions in BN20 were recorded in 3 council areas. Eastbourne has 1,630 of 2,363 (69%).

Collisions in BN20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEastbourne1,6302,33729343
2ndWealden7241,05912160
3rdLewes61000

Towns in BN20

Collisions in BN20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Eastbourne (1,179) and Lower Willingdon (385).