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Wealden road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1985, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (693), and casualties rose from 971.

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

Collisions in 1985
688
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,004
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
23
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1985

3.3% of collisions in Wealden in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.3%
  • Serious19228%
  • Slight47369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.6%
  • Serious24625%
  • Slight73273%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 688, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (9.6%)
  • Thursday115 (17%)
  • Friday129 (19%)
  • Saturday121 (18%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (4.5%)
  • February56 (8.1%)
  • March45 (6.5%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May60 (8.7%)
  • June53 (7.7%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August63 (9.2%)
  • September63 (9.2%)
  • October62 (9%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December63 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds522 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fog or mist19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (58%)
  • Wet or damp249 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.3%)
  • Snow15 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph178 (26%)
  • 40 mph82 (12%)
  • 60 mph406 (59%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (15%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20243 (24%)
  • 21 to 25153 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (12%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7566 (6.6%)
  • Over 7537 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (60%)
  • Passenger306 (30%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (69%)
  • Motorcycle151 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 120th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1985

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1985: 129, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22129211236
2ndA2676297216
3rdA265393716
4thA2592534112
5thA27243017
6thA271243328
7thB2100232602
8thB2104202713
9thB2110192304
10thA272152305
11thA265141808
12thB2188112003
13thA264101512
14thA295101104
15thB209991001
16thB210291614
17thA26971103
18thA2757713
19thB216971101
20thB20266701

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1985

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1985: 52.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1985

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1985: 140.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years