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BN9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,029 road traffic collisions in the BN9 postcode district, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 403 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,029
1,744th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,682
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
32 people killed
Serious collisions
403
479 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious40320%
  • Slight1,59679%

What the data shows

  • BN9 had 349 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 353 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BN9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 361 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN9, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BN9.

Where BN9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,744th
Most casualties
1,773rd
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,748th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday288 (14%)
  • Tuesday316 (16%)
  • Wednesday306 (15%)
  • Thursday308 (15%)
  • Friday343 (17%)
  • Saturday269 (13%)
  • Sunday199 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,529 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit351 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,571 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road301 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout59 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,355 (67%)
  • 40 mph182 (9%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph431 (21%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,617 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other27 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,488 (55%)
  • Pedestrian404 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist360 (13%)
  • Cyclist206 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant71 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN9 peaked at 65 in 1995; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253447
20242938
20233550
20222837
20213240
20203248
20194047
20184978
20173848
20163239
20153655
20143262
20132332
20123036
20113338
20103744
20094151
20083440
20074959
20063849
20055588
20043955
20034355
20026183
20015782
20004057
19995074
19985475
19974761
19965779
19956579
19946278
19933339
19924457
19915154
19904055
19894970
19885061
19874860
19864253
19854759
19844551
19834753
19825383
19815165
19805057
19794761

Map of recent crashes in BN9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN9

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN9

The 24 most recent collisions in BN9 happened between 8 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN9

The A259 has the most collisions in BN9, 940 of 2,029 (46%), followed by the A26 (282).

Collisions in BN9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2599401,25210188
2ndA262824261165
3rdB2109116154123
4thA27591313
5thA25905701

Council areas covering BN9

Collisions in BN9 were recorded in 3 council areas. Lewes has 2,021 of 2,029 (99.6%).

Collisions in BN9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes2,0212,67130400
2ndEastbourne3301
3rdWealden3502

Towns in BN9

Collisions in BN9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Newhaven (1,228) and Peacehaven (14).