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Wealden road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1984, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (602), and casualties rose from 836.

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

Collisions in 1984
693
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
971
Up 16% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Wealden in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious17225%
  • Slight50172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious22223%
  • Slight72875%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 693, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (12%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February54 (7.8%)
  • March44 (6.3%)
  • April39 (5.6%)
  • May59 (8.5%)
  • June60 (8.7%)
  • July73 (11%)
  • August64 (9.2%)
  • September66 (9.5%)
  • October51 (7.4%)
  • November68 (9.8%)
  • December58 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (60%)
  • Wet or damp255 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (25%)
  • 40 mph88 (13%)
  • 60 mph415 (60%)
  • 70 mph14 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway664 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant589 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (18%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20279 (29%)
  • 21 to 25132 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (12%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.5%)
  • Over 7541 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (59%)
  • Passenger309 (32%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car841 (69%)
  • Motorcycle175 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 121st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1984

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1984: 131, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22131208632
2ndA2675075210
3rdA264975210
4thA2712938510
5thA272274818
6thA265222517
7thA259213009
8thA27213816
9thB2100202205
10thB2104172002
11thA295161702
12thB2099141704
13thB2102142207
14thB2110131603
15thB2188101402
16thB202691502
17thA26471311
18thA2697803
19thA2757902
20thB20967703

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1984

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1984: 56.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1984

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1984: 119.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years