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Wealden road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 627 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1988, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (584), and casualties rose from 872.

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

Collisions in 1988
627
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
961
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
23
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1988

3.7% of collisions in Wealden in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious16126%
  • Slight44371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.6%
  • Serious20621%
  • Slight73076%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 627, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.5%)
  • February42 (6.7%)
  • March56 (8.9%)
  • April34 (5.4%)
  • May59 (9.4%)
  • June41 (6.5%)
  • July57 (9.1%)
  • August60 (9.6%)
  • September55 (8.8%)
  • October57 (9.1%)
  • November54 (8.6%)
  • December59 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (63%)
  • Wet or damp211 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (25%)
  • 40 mph64 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph388 (62%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (14%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20243 (25%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35131 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.1%)
  • Over 7539 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (59%)
  • Passenger322 (34%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car816 (71%)
  • Motorcycle125 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 142nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1988

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1988: 110, including 8 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22110196832
2ndA2675078317
3rdA264578211
4thA27355337
5thA272284526
6thA271222505
7thB2104202304
8thA265182002
9thB2100131804
10thA259123115
11thB2102122013
12thB2026112116
13thA2958803
14thB211081102
15thA27561002
16thB20996803
17thB22036801
18thA26451312
19thB20965702
20thB21694700

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1988

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1988

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1988: 144.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years