Peter Graham Steedman
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Police Constable

Peter Graham Steedman

Sussex Police — Lewes, ENG
Accident
End of Watch August 15, 1979
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a traffic accident while on duty the previous year.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Steedman served with the Sussex Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Steedman.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Sussex Police
Location Lewes, ENG
Platform Identity spd.esx.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 15, 1979
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Peter Graham Steedman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Sussex Police, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Sussex Police
6
of 8 officers
75% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter Graham Steedman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Peter Graham Steedman Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter Graham Steedman is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897