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Wealden road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1989, and 952 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (627), and casualties fell from 961.

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

Collisions in 1989
657
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
952
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
25
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1989

3.8% of collisions in Wealden in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.8%
  • Serious14522%
  • Slight48774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.8%
  • Serious18620%
  • Slight73978%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 657, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.5%)
  • February51 (7.8%)
  • March50 (7.6%)
  • April51 (7.8%)
  • May46 (7%)
  • June65 (9.9%)
  • July56 (8.5%)
  • August51 (7.8%)
  • September53 (8.1%)
  • October61 (9.3%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December50 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (62%)
  • Wet or damp236 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph156 (24%)
  • 40 mph88 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph390 (59%)
  • 70 mph20 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20197 (21%)
  • 21 to 25161 (17%)
  • 26 to 35153 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6583 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7580 (8.4%)
  • Over 7545 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (64%)
  • Passenger281 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car911 (73%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 143rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1989

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1989: 148, including 10 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA221482211033
2ndA2675075015
3rdA26395013
4thA273457013
5thA271243124
6thA265192406
7thB2110192616
8thB2104182405
9thA272173137
10thA264151813
11thA259142314
12thB2026142512
13thB2100121501
14thA29591101
15thB210291201
16thB209981203
17thB219251002
18thB220351101
19thA2694501
20thB20964600

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1989

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1989: 42.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1989

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1989: 140.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1989, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years