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Wealden road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1983, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (660), and casualties fell from 948.

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

Collisions in 1983
602
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
836
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
21
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Wealden in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.5%
  • Serious18030%
  • Slight40167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious21526%
  • Slight60072%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 602, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (11%)
  • Thursday109 (18%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.5%)
  • February27 (4.5%)
  • March35 (5.8%)
  • April61 (10%)
  • May56 (9.3%)
  • June53 (8.8%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September58 (9.6%)
  • October59 (9.8%)
  • November51 (8.5%)
  • December47 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (64%)
  • Wet or damp191 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (28%)
  • 40 mph60 (10%)
  • 60 mph362 (60%)
  • 70 mph12 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9%)
  • Cyclist42 (5%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20230 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7.4%)
  • Over 7543 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (61%)
  • Passenger249 (30%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (67%)
  • Motorcycle164 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 137th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1983

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1983: 103, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22103156429
2ndA265071414
3rdA2674463115
4thA27274729
5thA271273507
6thA272233518
7thA259223008
8thA265193108
9thB2104181905
10thA295141704
11thA264131816
12thB2100131924
13thB2102111303
14thA275101201
15thB209991302
16thB211091113
17thB218871323
18thB202661111
19thA2695703
20thB21923302

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1983

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1983: 52.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1983

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1983: 113.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years