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Wealden road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1979, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,921 collisions in Wealden.

Collisions in 1979
680
Casualties in 1979
955
Fatal collisions
35
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1979

5.1% of collisions in Wealden in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal355.1%
  • Serious20831%
  • Slight43764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal373.9%
  • Serious26528%
  • Slight65368%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 680.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.4%)
  • February45 (6.6%)
  • March41 (6%)
  • April61 (9%)
  • May62 (9.1%)
  • June50 (7.4%)
  • July66 (9.7%)
  • August63 (9.3%)
  • September44 (6.5%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November63 (9.3%)
  • December60 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting144 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Other24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (59%)
  • Wet or damp231 (34%)
  • Frost or ice41 (6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (25%)
  • 40 mph62 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (11%)
  • 70 mph372 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway653 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (21%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (4%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20235 (25%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35170 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6.6%)
  • Over 7536 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (63%)
  • Passenger273 (29%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car774 (66%)
  • Motorcycle206 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wealden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wealden ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 122nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1979

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1979: 106, including 5 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22106146538
2ndA267426037
3rdA27396049
4thA26334219
5thB2100283206
6thA259276137
7thA272253616
8thA271243047
9thB2104233526
10thA295192816
11thA265182317
12thB2110182605
13thA264171905
14thB2099162408
15thB2026101312
16thB210291204
17thB21926912
18thA2695702
19thB216951103
20thB220351102

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1979

Crowborough and Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1979, with 49 each.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1979

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1979: 119.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years