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Seaford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,476 road traffic collisions in Seaford, Lewes, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 311 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,476
576th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,793
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
311
339 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Seaford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious31121%
  • Slight1,14778%

What the data shows

  • Seaford had 229 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 275 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Seaford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 245 children under 16 were killed or injured in Seaford, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Seaford.

Where Seaford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
576th
Most casualties
590th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
493rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (13%)
  • Tuesday238 (16%)
  • Wednesday233 (16%)
  • Thursday268 (18%)
  • Friday231 (16%)
  • Saturday174 (12%)
  • Sunday133 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,178 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,315 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout43 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,406 (95%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph37 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,212 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant831 (46%)
  • Pedestrian403 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (13%)
  • Cyclist210 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Seaford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Seaford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Seaford peaked at 50 in 1985; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20242026
20231618
20223137
20213236
20201114
20192025
20182527
20172830
20162837
20152428
20142833
20132430
20122225
20111924
20102733
20093438
20082939
20074049
20062841
20052530
20044154
20033643
20022429
20013745
20004045
19994151
19984456
19973744
19963447
19952531
19943341
19932937
19923542
19913847
19904549
19894866
19882932
19874045
19863239
19855063
19844453
19833748
19823134
19812428
19803638
19793745

Map of recent crashes in Seaford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Seaford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Seaford

The 24 most recent collisions in Seaford happened between 1 September 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Seaford

The A259 has the most collisions in Seaford, 586 of 1,476 (40%), followed by the A2590 (4).

Collisions in Seaford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25958673511132
2ndA25904501

Council areas covering Seaford

Collisions in Seaford were recorded in 2 council areas. Lewes has 1,467 of 1,476 (99%).

Collisions in Seaford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewes1,4671,78218310
2ndEastbourne4500

Postcode district for Seaford

All 1,476 collisions in Seaford were in the BN25 postcode district.