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Wealden road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1987, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1986 (698), and casualties fell from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 1987
584
Down 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
872
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Wealden in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious14625%
  • Slight42072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious19022%
  • Slight66476%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 584, down 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6%)
  • February36 (6.2%)
  • March48 (8.2%)
  • April35 (6%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June51 (8.7%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August67 (11%)
  • September48 (8.2%)
  • October55 (9.4%)
  • November58 (9.9%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (53%)
  • Wet or damp251 (43%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph136 (23%)
  • 40 mph75 (13%)
  • 60 mph351 (60%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (13%)
  • Van occupant61 (7%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20185 (21%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 45104 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (7.3%)
  • Over 7541 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (62%)
  • Passenger277 (32%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car778 (71%)
  • Motorcycle116 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 148th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1987

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1987: 124, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22124209540
2ndA273444013
3rdA267335336
4thA2592849011
5thA271284417
6thA26273811
7thA272223233
8thA295171704
9thA265142311
10thB2104131502
11thB2026121702
12thB2100121715
13thB20998901
14thB216981203
15thB220381314
16thB209671003
17thA27561602
18thB21106600
19thA2645900
20thB210251001

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1987

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1987: 39.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1987

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1987: 106.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1987, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years