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Wealden road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1982, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (624), and casualties rose from 904.

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

Collisions in 1982
660
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
948
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
30
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1982

4.5% of collisions in Wealden in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal304.5%
  • Serious18828%
  • Slight44267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323.4%
  • Serious25227%
  • Slight66470%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 660, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (10%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday127 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.2%)
  • February38 (5.8%)
  • March48 (7.3%)
  • April47 (7.1%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June48 (7.3%)
  • July54 (8.2%)
  • August76 (12%)
  • September55 (8.3%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November60 (9.1%)
  • December53 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (60%)
  • Wet or damp226 (34%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (25%)
  • 40 mph78 (12%)
  • 60 mph396 (60%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7%)
  • 16 to 20271 (29%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7572 (7.6%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (65%)
  • Passenger275 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (67%)
  • Motorcycle195 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 128th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1982

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1982: 117, including 7 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22117163732
2ndA2674864215
3rdA264678213
4thB2100334608
5thA2592950413
6thA27264417
7thB2104192515
8thA271182415
9thA295161813
10thA272152114
11thB2099152203
12thB2110152216
13thA264142425
14thB202681011
15thA27571003
16thA2656802
17thA2696901
18thB21026604
19thB21696610
20thB218861123

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1982

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1982: 49.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1982

BN27 and TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1982, with 104 each.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years