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Wealden road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1986, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (688), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1986
698
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,016
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
26
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1986

3.7% of collisions in Wealden in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.7%
  • Serious19528%
  • Slight47768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal333.2%
  • Serious24424%
  • Slight73973%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 698, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (13%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (18%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.5%)
  • February38 (5.4%)
  • March76 (11%)
  • April43 (6.2%)
  • May51 (7.3%)
  • June75 (11%)
  • July56 (8%)
  • August58 (8.3%)
  • September55 (7.9%)
  • October67 (9.6%)
  • November65 (9.3%)
  • December55 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (54%)
  • Wet or damp270 (39%)
  • Frost or ice45 (6.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (24%)
  • 40 mph87 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph423 (61%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway659 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant677 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (14%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20275 (27%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35154 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7570 (6.9%)
  • Over 7541 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (61%)
  • Passenger320 (31%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (70%)
  • Motorcycle146 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1986

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1986 in Wealden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wealden ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 119th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1986

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1986: 122, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22122211438
2ndA2675376515
3rdA264877415
4thA265273126
5thA27273018
6thB2100243515
7thA259213216
8thB2104212705
9thA271193228
10thA272172615
11thA295171906
12thB2110152005
13thA26491403
14thA2759903
15thB209991702
16thB216991100
17thB202681201
18thB20968803
19thB210281203
20thB220381211

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1986

Crowborough and Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1986, with 38 each.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1986

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1986: 102.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years