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Eastbourne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,075 road traffic collisions in Eastbourne from 1979 to 2025, and 13,970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 92 were fatal and 2,000 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 140 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (144).

Collisions since 1979
11,075
104th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
13,970
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
92
95 people killed
Serious collisions
2,000
2,165 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
140
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
164
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Eastbourne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal920.8%
  • Serious2,00018%
  • Slight8,98381%

What the data shows

  • Eastbourne had 1,573 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 2,041 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Eastbourne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,821 children under 16 were killed or injured in Eastbourne, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Eastbourne.

Where Eastbourne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
104th
Most casualties
106th
Most fatal collisions
132nd
Most serious collisions
98th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,642 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,625 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,650 (15%)
  • Thursday1,731 (16%)
  • Friday1,868 (17%)
  • Saturday1,529 (14%)
  • Sunday1,030 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,367 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,459 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown152 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit66 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,246 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road660 (6%)
  • Roundabout619 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway450 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded100 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph45 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph9,973 (90%)
  • 40 mph1,002 (9%)
  • 50 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,935 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,165 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds304 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds259 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other151 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded205 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,789 (49%)
  • Pedestrian2,913 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,681 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,623 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant524 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant196 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant119 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant53 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Eastbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Eastbourne peaked at 339 in 1980; 2025 had 140.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 140
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025140164
2024144180
2023145178
2022153195
2021156186
2020128160
2019164195
2018159200
2017181232
2016203246
2015214272
2014196259
2013175230
2012192232
2011162194
2010169221
2009215265
2008216259
2007254316
2006248332
2005240315
2004283355
2003298388
2002273338
2001237291
2000258346
1999284353
1998289368
1997241322
1996305405
1995265353
1994266337
1993239297
1992271344
1991270334
1990290364
1989290372
1988267317
1987261329
1986234294
1985299363
1984295357
1983290353
1982316416
1981266353
1980339406
1979295384

Map of recent crashes in Eastbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Eastbourne

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 Eastbourne

The 24 most recent collisions in Eastbourne happened between 30 October and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Eastbourne

The A259 has the most collisions in Eastbourne, 2,397 of 11,075 (22%), followed by the A2021 (699).

Collisions in Eastbourne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,3972,93025444
2ndA20216998753129
3rdA225056705103
4thB2106366485462
5thB2104362485567
6thA2040177210034
7thB2103157227439
8thA2270148202231
9thB2191128167217
10thA229084108212
11thB213680115013
12thA2280577304
13thA2590101401
14thB20165802
15thA21013301
16thA273511

Council areas covering Eastbourne

Collisions in Eastbourne were recorded in 2 council areas. Eastbourne has 11,027 of 11,075 (99.6%).

Collisions in Eastbourne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEastbourne11,02713,908901,985
2ndWealden4355113

Postcode districts in Eastbourne

Collisions in Eastbourne were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by BN21 (4,640) and BN22 (3,218).