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Pevensey Bay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Pevensey Bay, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
195
1,977th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
264
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
45
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pevensey Bay

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight14775%

What the data shows

  • Pevensey Bay had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Pevensey Bay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pevensey Bay, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Pevensey Bay.

Where Pevensey Bay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,977th
Most casualties
1,941st
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,853rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (21%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (89%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant138 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (16%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pevensey Bay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pevensey Bay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pevensey Bay peaked at 11 in 1999; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202423
202347
202225
202135
202055
201945
201833
201724
201657
201522
201445
201311
201245
201127
201046
200944
2008711
200744
200666
200524
200478
200368
200246
200122
200045
19991119
199856
199757
199645
199568
199477
199344
1992612
199145
199034
198922
198833
198756
198658
198535
198422
198378
198245
198134
198033
1979912

Map of recent crashes in Pevensey Bay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pevensey Bay

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pevensey Bay

The 24 most recent collisions in Pevensey Bay happened between 19 July 2018 and 9 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pevensey Bay

Of the 195 collisions in Pevensey Bay, 139 were on the A259.

Collisions in Pevensey Bay on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259139197236

Council area for Pevensey Bay

Pevensey Bay is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pevensey Bay accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Pevensey Bay

All 195 collisions in Pevensey Bay were in the BN24 postcode district.