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BN23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,491 road traffic collisions in the BN23 postcode district, Eastbourne, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 432 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
2,491
1,517th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,166
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
432
473 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.2%
  • Serious43217%
  • Slight2,02881%

What the data shows

  • BN23 had 435 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 538 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 516 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN23, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in BN23.

Where BN23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,517th
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,679th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday335 (13%)
  • Tuesday393 (16%)
  • Wednesday362 (15%)
  • Thursday419 (17%)
  • Friday403 (16%)
  • Saturday334 (13%)
  • Sunday245 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,890 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit542 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,750 (70%)
  • Roundabout441 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway264 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,603 (64%)
  • 40 mph814 (33%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,023 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other39 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,659 (52%)
  • Pedestrian464 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist436 (14%)
  • Cyclist434 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN23 peaked at 81 in 2002; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253539
20243646
20233345
20224452
20213950
20203644
20195366
20184551
20175675
20165870
20154765
201470101
20134868
20126373
20113644
20103853
20095266
20086381
20075566
20066689
20057088
20047786
200376106
200281106
20016574
20006589
19996481
19987690
19974967
19967093
19954966
19944966
19934761
19925074
19914760
19907191
19894961
19885769
19874455
19864662
19854759
19844146
19835062
19823855
19814654
19805155
19794346

Map of recent crashes in BN23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN23

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN23

The 24 most recent collisions in BN23 happened between 9 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN23

The A259 has the most collisions in BN23, 491 of 2,491 (20%), followed by the B2104 (396).

Collisions in BN23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594916281178
2ndB2104396530571
3rdB2191166213222
4thA2290103135412
5thA22586909
6thA2280495805
7thA25903600

Council areas covering BN23

Collisions in BN23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Eastbourne has 2,458 of 2,491 (99%).

Collisions in BN23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEastbourne2,4583,10731427
2ndWealden315504

Town in BN23

Of the 2,491 collisions in BN23, 2,038 (82%) were in Eastbourne.