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BN7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,964 road traffic collisions in the BN7 postcode district, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 544 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
2,964
1,335th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,905
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
49 people killed
Serious collisions
544
638 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.6%
  • Serious54418%
  • Slight2,37380%

What the data shows

  • BN7 had 416 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 572 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BN7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 400 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN7, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BN7.

Where BN7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,335th
Most casualties
1,351st
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,367th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday426 (14%)
  • Tuesday483 (16%)
  • Wednesday457 (15%)
  • Thursday442 (15%)
  • Friday484 (16%)
  • Saturday374 (13%)
  • Sunday298 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,275 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting334 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,983 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway519 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road247 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout192 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph1,446 (49%)
  • 40 mph148 (5%)
  • 50 mph134 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph727 (25%)
  • 70 mph418 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,355 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds358 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (2%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,244 (57%)
  • Pedestrian612 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist509 (13%)
  • Cyclist242 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant107 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN7 peaked at 99 in 1988; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255065
20243650
20234250
20224256
20213954
20202653
20195164
20184961
20174249
20163943
20155075
20145259
20134564
20125162
20115154
20104869
20095879
20086291
20078096
200675100
20056194
20046685
20035977
200271100
20015367
200093105
199983116
19987696
19977797
199677103
199576102
199492140
19936490
19926892
19917084
19906679
198981109
198899137
19875580
19866584
198588117
19846584
198378102
19826077
19817394
19807998
197981102

Map of recent crashes in BN7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN7

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 BN7

The 24 most recent collisions in BN7 happened between 10 September and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN7

The A27 has the most collisions in BN7, 599 of 2,964 (20%), followed by the A275 (367).

Collisions in BN7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2759989921114
2ndA275367514683
3rdA277291341139
4thA2029285347265
5thA26224275229
6thB2193132147025
7thB2116121192130
8thB21923301

Council areas covering BN7

Collisions in BN7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Lewes has 2,959 of 2,964 (99.8%).

Collisions in BN7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes2,9593,89847543
2ndBrighton and Hove3301

Town in BN7

Of the 2,964 collisions in BN7, 1,458 (49%) were in Lewes.