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Peacehaven road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,037 road traffic collisions in Peacehaven, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 214 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,037
736th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,312
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
214
226 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Peacehaven

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious21421%
  • Slight81278%

What the data shows

  • Peacehaven had 175 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 212 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Peacehaven were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 214 children under 16 were killed or injured in Peacehaven, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Peacehaven.

Where Peacehaven ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
736th
Most casualties
729th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
679th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday161 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (13%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway975 (94%)
  • Roundabout31 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph991 (96%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds821 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant689 (53%)
  • Pedestrian234 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (13%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Peacehaven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peacehaven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Peacehaven peaked at 32 in 1996; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251418
20241518
20231821
20222227
20211621
20201321
20192124
20181619
20172125
20161925
20152032
20142029
20131619
20122126
20111820
20102437
20092124
20082132
20072123
20063035
20052328
20041721
20031418
20022536
20012224
20002839
19992123
19983038
19972330
19963241
19952527
19941823
19931929
19921619
19912326
19902933
19892438
19882734
19872328
19862831
19853237
19842327
19833042
19821920
19812328
19802835
19792841

Map of recent crashes in Peacehaven

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Peacehaven

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Peacehaven

The 24 most recent collisions in Peacehaven happened between 3 July 2024 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Peacehaven

Of the 1,037 collisions in Peacehaven, 519 were on the A259.

Collisions in Peacehaven on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595196545117

Council area for Peacehaven

Peacehaven is in Lewes, where police recorded 13,423 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Peacehaven accounts for 7.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Peacehaven

Collisions in Peacehaven were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BN10 (1,023) and BN9 (14).