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Wealden road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1980, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (680), and casualties fell from 955.

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

Collisions in 1980
592
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
846
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Wealden in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.5%
  • Serious18832%
  • Slight38365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious22727%
  • Slight59771%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 592, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.8%)
  • February48 (8.1%)
  • March42 (7.1%)
  • April40 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7.9%)
  • June52 (8.8%)
  • July65 (11%)
  • August50 (8.4%)
  • September50 (8.4%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November45 (7.6%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (59%)
  • Wet or damp211 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (26%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph221 (37%)
  • 70 mph178 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (20%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20224 (26%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35129 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (60%)
  • Passenger257 (30%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (67%)
  • Motorcycle169 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wealden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wealden ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 152nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1980

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1980: 103, including 3 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22103150341
2ndA2674877320
3rdA27325238
4thB2100313709
5thA26303844
6thA259243607
7thA272162326
8thA271151908
9thB21101517011
10thB2099141912
11thA295131604
12thB210491203
13thB202681102
14thA2646802
15thA2696801
16thA2755910
17thB21885500
18thB21024702
19thA2653400
20thB20963300

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1980

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1980: 56.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1980

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years