England · Local authority E10000011

Driving around East Sussex.

Understand the wider traffic picture, discuss local driving skills and find useful next steps.

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Population and household transport

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Residents aged 17–24

39,473

Mid-2025 estimate. This is an age-group count, not the number of learners.

Households without a car or van

19.2%

Census 2021. Household vehicle availability does not establish access to a practice car.

Annual traffic

2,710

Million motor-vehicle miles during 2025.

A measure of travel across this authority area, not the number of vehicles, a road’s daily flow or current congestion. DfT asks that these figures be rounded to the nearest million miles.

Reported injury collisions

1,060

Police-reported personal-injury collisions during 2025.

10 fatal collisions. This counts collisions, not people killed. Damage-only incidents and unreported collisions are outside this dataset.

Traffic over time

Annual million vehicle miles, rounded. Authority boundaries can change.
Year	All motor vehicles	Cars and taxis
2025	2,710	2,117
2024	2,649	2,059
2023	2,601	2,016
2022	2,546	1,961
2021	2,385	1,824
2020	2,190	1,676
2019	2,734	2,161
2018	2,692	2,119
2017	2,708	2,137
2016	2,699	2,124
2015	2,633	2,085
2014	2,579	2,045
2013	2,487	1,983
2012	2,485	1,990
2011	2,476	1,984

Road setting

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting	Collisions
Single carriageway	941
Dual carriageway	67
Roundabout	48
Slip road	4

Light conditions

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting	Collisions
Daylight	794
Darkness - lights lit	131
Darkness - no lighting	107
Darkness - lighting unknown	17
Darkness - lights unlit	11

More collisions does not automatically mean greater risk.

Traffic exposure, area size, road mix and reporting vary. These are counts, not comparable collision rates. Ask your instructor to choose practice environments suited to your current ability and current conditions.

Community and travel context

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of East Sussex. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

20.3%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

48.8%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

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Sources and matching

Traffic: DfT road traffic downloads. Collisions: DfT STATS19 2025. We match the traffic authority code to the collision’s current highway-authority code; this does not assign an instructor or test centre to that area. Local traffic estimates are less robust than regional totals. Download the source metadata and full history.