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Wealden road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1981, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (592), and casualties rose from 846.

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

Collisions in 1981
624
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
904
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Wealden in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious19932%
  • Slight40865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious26029%
  • Slight62669%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 624, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (11%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (20%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.7%)
  • February31 (5%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April45 (7.2%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July60 (9.6%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November51 (8.2%)
  • December38 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (52%)
  • Wet or damp270 (43%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (24%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph328 (53%)
  • 70 mph79 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (20%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20261 (29%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.5%)
  • Over 7532 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (59%)
  • Passenger302 (33%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car778 (69%)
  • Motorcycle177 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 135th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1981

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1981: 103, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22103148029
2ndA2675997121
3rdA264360313
4thB2100293836
5thA27284914
6thA2712240210
7thA265151617
8thA272152708
9thB2099152107
10thA259131816
11thB2026132105
12thA295121403
13thB2102121505
14thB2110121311
15thB2104101201
16thB21886601
17thA2645702
18thA27551103
19thB21914702
20thB20953302

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1981

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1981: 52.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1981

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1981: 121.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years