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B2183 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 collisions on the B2183 from 1979 to 2025, with 127 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 17 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B2183, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
79
4,253rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
127
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
17
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B2183

On the B2183, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22.5%
  • Serious1722%
  • Slight6076%

Where the B2183 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,253rd
Most casualties
4,095th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B2183 accidents by year

Collisions on the B2183 peaked at 6 in 1990 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B2183, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202313
202200
202100
202000
201911
201800
201711
201622
201512
201423
201312
201211
201122
201036
200912
200826
200735
200611
200512
200414
200322
200258
200111
200022
199936
199822
199711
199644
199525
199400
199323
199245
199100
1990612
198911
198812
198711
198633
198524
198400
1983310
198235
198100
198044
197911

When crashes happen on the B2183

Sunday has the most collisions on the B2183 (14), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (19).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (6.3%)
  • Tuesday13 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (16%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2.5%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (20%)
  • 9am to noon15 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (6.3%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.9%)
  • February7 (8.9%)
  • March4 (5.1%)
  • April4 (5.1%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June7 (8.9%)
  • July14 (18%)
  • August3 (3.8%)
  • September4 (5.1%)
  • October10 (13%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December3 (3.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight67 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B2183 crashes

On the B2183, 80% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (10%)
  • 40 mph7 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (80%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (70%)
  • Wet or damp18 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B2183 crashes

Car occupants make up 91% of the people killed or injured on the B2183, followed by motorcyclists (5.5%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (91%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (86%)
  • Motorcycle8 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (14%)
  • 21 to 2511 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3519 (15%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (11%)
  • Over 7513 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (65%)
  • Passenger45 (35%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B2183

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B2183

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B2183 crashes by council area

Of the 79 collisions on the B2183, 75 were in Lewes.

Collisions on the B2183 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes75121217

B2183 crashes by town

Of the 79 collisions on the B2183, 8 were in the built-up area of North Chailey.

Recent crashes on the B2183

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B2183, from 8 July 2005 to 12 September 2025.

Severity