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North Chailey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in North Chailey, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
261
1,691st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
415
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
67
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Chailey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6726%
  • Slight19073%

What the data shows

  • North Chailey had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 46 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in North Chailey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Chailey, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in North Chailey.

Where North Chailey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,691st
Most casualties
1,492nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (18%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (6.9%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph196 (75%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant319 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Chailey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Chailey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in North Chailey peaked at 13 in 1995; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202400
202333
202223
202135
202034
201911
2018711
201722
201623
201567
201422
201322
201245
2011914
201057
200937
200845
2007310
2006811
200544
200469
200345
200258
200111
200059
1999610
1998820
1997917
19961222
19951320
1994811
1993814
199267
1991911
199056
1989816
198857
1987610
198647
198546
1984813
1983712
19821018
1981910
1980921
19791115

Map of recent crashes in North Chailey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Chailey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Chailey

The 24 most recent collisions in North Chailey happened between 12 November 2016 and 5 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Chailey

The A272 has the most collisions in North Chailey, 228 of 261 (87%), followed by the A275 (19).

Collisions in North Chailey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272228374359
2ndA275192615
3rdB21838801

Council areas covering North Chailey

Collisions in North Chailey were recorded in 2 council areas. Lewes has 247 of 261 (95%).

Collisions in North Chailey by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes247396465
2ndMid Sussex131802

Postcode districts in North Chailey

Collisions in North Chailey were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BN8 (246) and RH17 (15).