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East Dean and Friston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in East Dean and Friston, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
131
2,460th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
210
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
26
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for East Dean and Friston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight10580%

What the data shows

  • East Dean and Friston had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in East Dean and Friston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in East Dean and Friston are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Dean and Friston, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where East Dean and Friston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,210th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday11 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (20%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph23 (18%)
  • 40 mph31 (24%)
  • 60 mph70 (53%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant140 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Dean and Friston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dean and Friston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Dean and Friston peaked at 10 in 2011; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202312
202233
202100
202025
201900
201811
201723
201600
201544
201436
201311
201200
20111016
201013
200934
200811
200712
200611
200547
200433
200322
200223
200167
200044
1999623
199869
1997621
199647
199534
199412
199312
199259
199122
199056
198944
198823
1987710
198622
198546
198422
198333
198223
198133
198035
197923

Map of recent crashes in East Dean and Friston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Dean and Friston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Dean and Friston

The 24 most recent collisions in East Dean and Friston happened between 25 July 2011 and 18 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Dean and Friston

Of the 131 collisions in East Dean and Friston, 109 were on the A259.

Collisions in East Dean and Friston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259109185024

Council area for East Dean and Friston

East Dean and Friston is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Dean and Friston accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for East Dean and Friston

All 131 collisions in East Dean and Friston were in the BN20 postcode district.