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Wealden road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1991, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (670), and casualties fell from 978.

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

Collisions in 1991
579
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
823
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
18
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Wealden in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious13123%
  • Slight43074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious15419%
  • Slight65079%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 579, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.1%)
  • February44 (7.6%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April32 (5.5%)
  • May50 (8.6%)
  • June51 (8.8%)
  • July49 (8.5%)
  • August55 (9.5%)
  • September41 (7.1%)
  • October53 (9.2%)
  • November67 (12%)
  • December48 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (58%)
  • Wet or damp206 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (5.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (22%)
  • 40 mph77 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph350 (60%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (19%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (16%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.1%)
  • Over 7560 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (62%)
  • Passenger241 (29%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 146th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1991

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1991: 108, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22108173529
2ndA267365729
3rdA26324209
4thA27233103
5thA259203405
6thA271202614
7thA265192806
8thB2104193014
9thB2100162001
10thA272142002
11thB2026131912
12thB2102121614
13thA29591002
14thB209991512
15thB211091111
16thA26481111
17thA27581011
18thB218881202
19thB20967705
20thB22036902

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1991

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1991: 44.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1991

BN27 and TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1991, with 98 each.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years