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Wealden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,921 road traffic collisions in Wealden from 1979 to 2025, and 36,038 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 670 were fatal and 5,749 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 317 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (343), and casualties fell from 517 to 453.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,921
125th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36,038
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
670
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
317
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Wealden

2.7% of collisions in Wealden from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6702.7%
  • Serious5,74923%
  • Slight18,50274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7222%
  • Serious7,05920%
  • Slight28,25778%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. In 2025 there were 317, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 317
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025317453
2024343517
2023398558
2022364482
2021292396
2020315422
2019388538
2018400565
2017432616
2016433633
2015439622
2014422616
2013430638
2012389556
2011371548
2010419593
2009465671
2008490711
2007521757
2006488692
2005523732
2004559824
2003574850
2002529767
2001514738
2000647902
1999635947
1998653942
19977041,015
19966991,068
1995590834
19946611,009
1993612931
1992551829
1991579823
1990670978
1989657952
1988627961
1987584872
19866981,016
19856881,004
1984693971
1983602836
1982660948
1981624904
1980592846
1979680955

When and where crashes happen in Wealden

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,461 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,464 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,563 (14%)
  • Thursday3,607 (14%)
  • Friday4,093 (16%)
  • Saturday3,682 (15%)
  • Sunday3,051 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59871 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59377 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,642 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,027 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,386 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,820 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,550 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,248 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,032 (8.2%)
  • February1,752 (7%)
  • March1,942 (7.8%)
  • April1,885 (7.6%)
  • May2,091 (8.4%)
  • June2,128 (8.5%)
  • July2,209 (8.9%)
  • August2,147 (8.6%)
  • September2,116 (8.5%)
  • October2,242 (9%)
  • November2,285 (9.2%)
  • December2,092 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,230 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4,456 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,916 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown239 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,674 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,045 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds582 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds429 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist317 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds114 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.1%)
  • Other467 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded267 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,623 (63%)
  • Wet or damp8,276 (33%)
  • Frost or ice786 (3.2%)
  • Snow122 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep82 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph69 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph6,561 (26%)
  • 40 mph3,629 (15%)
  • 50 mph779 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph12,680 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,201 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,975 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway905 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout654 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road272 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded115 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wealden

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,017 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist4,126 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,543 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist1,495 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant1,471 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant461 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)444 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant148 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant144 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant130 (0.4%)
  • Other58 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5576 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10914 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 151,717 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 206,532 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,504 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,954 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,727 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,877 (11%)
  • 56 to 653,018 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 752,173 (6%)
  • Over 751,842 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded204 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,721 (66%)
  • Passenger9,774 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,543 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,704 (74%)
  • Motorcycle4,128 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,302 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,733 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,545 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach459 (1%)
  • Other vehicle370 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car239 (0.5%)
  • Minibus174 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle76 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wealden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wealden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wealden ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 125th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
122ndReigate and Banstead25,20634,3633003,889
123rdSt. Helens25,13735,2433833,718
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140
125thWealden (this area)24,92136,0386705,749
126thHerefordshire24,79434,5215985,754
127thWest Suffolk24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646

Accident hotspots in Wealden

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden, with 585 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden from 1979 to 2025: 3,811, including 122 fatal and 885 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA223,8115,859122885
2ndA2671,8642,86075502
3rdA271,6302,61857306
4thA261,5782,40773373
5thA2591,0001,61532268
6thA2717891,13528201
7thB210065486016135
8thA27264197826161
9thB210459784716121
10thA26556375915128
11thA295463544497
12thB210243259713103
13thB211042155810112
14thA26439860719102
15thB202638056914100
16thB2099343476881
17thA275259380565
18thA269241365371
19thB2188215318657
20thA2270213282140

Towns in Wealden

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden from 1979 to 2025: 1,517.

Postcode districts in Wealden

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden from 1979 to 2025: 4,526.

Latest crashes in Wealden

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wealden, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity