Peacehaven road traffic accidents
Peacehaven recorded 537 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 683 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 114 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 114
- Casualties
- 683
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 114
- Casualties
- 683
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Peacehaven
Roads in Peacehaven
Postcode districts in Peacehaven
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Peacehaven
Road collision statistics for Peacehaven
Collisions recorded
537
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
683
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
114
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Peacehaven
Collisions in Peacehaven are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.3% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92% of recorded collisions in Peacehaven happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Peacehaven have produced 683 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 52 collisions, Monday 93 collisions, Tuesday 83 collisions, Wednesday 73 collisions, Thursday 88 collisions, Friday 67 collisions, Saturday 81 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 398 collisions, Darkness 139 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 494 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 19 collisions, 30 mph 506 collisions, 40 mph 11 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 435 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Unknown 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 17 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 413 casualties, Passenger 156 casualties, Pedestrian 114 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Peacehaven
How many road accidents have there been in Peacehaven?
537 collisions have been recorded in Peacehaven in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 683 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Peacehaven were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 114 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in Peacehaven resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Peacehaven?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Peacehaven, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Peacehaven happen on?
92% of collisions in Peacehaven are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Peacehaven?
Pedestrians make up 16.7% of the 683 casualties recorded in Peacehaven.
Is road safety in Peacehaven getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Peacehaven rose 7% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Peacehaven come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Peacehaven cover 1999 to 2025.