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BN25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,998 road traffic collisions in the BN25 postcode district, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 436 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,998
1,755th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,630
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
39 people killed
Serious collisions
436
507 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal392%
  • Serious43622%
  • Slight1,52376%

What the data shows

  • BN25 had 298 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 384 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in BN25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 303 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN25, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BN25.

Where BN25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,755th
Most casualties
1,795th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,670th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (13%)
  • Tuesday320 (16%)
  • Wednesday312 (16%)
  • Thursday347 (17%)
  • Friday302 (15%)
  • Saturday251 (13%)
  • Sunday204 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,534 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting162 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,818 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout43 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,473 (74%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph453 (23%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,607 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,446 (55%)
  • Pedestrian432 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist323 (12%)
  • Cyclist242 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant46 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN25 peaked at 65 in 2001; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20242533
20232228
20223744
20213542
20202327
20192631
20183436
20173949
20163242
20153340
20143439
20132835
20123240
20112936
20104157
20094145
20084666
20075681
20064468
20053650
20045681
20034356
20023851
20016582
20005970
19995269
19986083
19974253
19964773
19953854
19945580
19934564
19925169
19914863
19905868
19896084
19883340
19875462
19864354
19856180
19845467
19834861
19824254
19813141
19804557
19795294

Map of recent crashes in BN25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN25

The 24 most recent collisions in BN25 happened between 14 January and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN25

The A259 has the most collisions in BN25, 997 of 1,998 (50%), followed by the A2590 (8).

Collisions in BN25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2599971,41129231
2ndA259081001

Council areas covering BN25

Collisions in BN25 were recorded in 4 council areas. Lewes has 1,796 of 1,998 (90%).

Collisions in BN25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes1,7962,26132385
2ndWealden189353750
3rdEastbourne91001
4thRother3500

Town in BN25

Of the 1,998 collisions in BN25, 1,476 (74%) were in Seaford.