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BN22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,675 road traffic collisions in the BN22 postcode district, Eastbourne, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 648 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
3,675
1,006th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,512
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
25 people killed
Serious collisions
648
693 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.6%
  • Serious64818%
  • Slight3,00482%

What the data shows

  • BN22 had 533 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 744 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in BN22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 708 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN22, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in BN22.

Where BN22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,006th
Most casualties
1,151st
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,073rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday543 (15%)
  • Tuesday524 (14%)
  • Wednesday550 (15%)
  • Thursday582 (16%)
  • Friday620 (17%)
  • Saturday497 (14%)
  • Sunday359 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,783 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit800 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,296 (90%)
  • Roundabout208 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,355 (91%)
  • 40 mph279 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph24 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,979 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds368 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds89 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded64 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,100 (47%)
  • Pedestrian937 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist604 (13%)
  • Cyclist592 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant65 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN22 peaked at 112 in 1982; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255560
20245974
20234147
20224960
20215968
20204458
20195269
20185369
20175570
20166681
20157991
20145984
20136281
20127193
20116584
20106583
200976103
20087585
200794116
200698134
200594124
200480103
200387111
200291111
200181100
20006779
199994111
199887110
19977691
1996103133
199584105
199488107
19937585
199296115
1991105129
1990101113
198991103
19887789
198786102
19867796
198595116
19849197
198393103
1982112138
198171108
19808899
1979108124

Map of recent crashes in BN22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN22

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN22

The 24 most recent collisions in BN22 happened between 27 June and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN22

The A259 has the most collisions in BN22, 847 of 3,675 (23%), followed by the A2021 (205).

Collisions in BN22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598471,0208162
2ndA2021205251134
3rdB2106192241234
4thA22106141122
5thA2280102151011
6thB2191324004
7thB2103192407
8thA2270152203
9thB2136131304
10thA2290111201
11thA20404400
12thA25904401

Council areas covering BN22

Collisions in BN22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Eastbourne has 3,557 of 3,675 (97%).

Collisions in BN22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEastbourne3,5574,35722616
2ndWealden116153132

Towns in BN22

Collisions in BN22 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Eastbourne (3,218) and Lower Willingdon (96).