Road
Crashes on the A271
499 recorded collisions since 2000.
499
All crashes
6
Fatal
127
Serious
366
Slight
Since 2000 the A271 has seen 499 collisions, 6 of them fatal and 127 serious. That ranks it 958th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 12 per 1,000 collisions, and 27% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 63% since 2000, from 27 to 10 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Wealden, Rother and Eastbourne.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.