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Wealden road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1995, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1994 (661), and casualties fell from 1,009.

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

Collisions in 1995
590
Down 11% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
834
Down 17% on 1994
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1995

2.2% of collisions in Wealden in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight46679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious13016%
  • Slight68882%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 590, down 11% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.3%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March53 (9%)
  • April41 (6.9%)
  • May44 (7.5%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July42 (7.1%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September48 (8.1%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November55 (9.3%)
  • December58 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (63%)
  • Wet or damp189 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (23%)
  • 40 mph90 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph356 (60%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway556 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (20%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35153 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (66%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car820 (75%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 139th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1995

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1995: 100, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22100138215
2ndA2674570213
3rdA263649111
4thA27366005
5thA259213305
6thA271192913
7thB2102182411
8thA264151812
9thA272141804
10thB2099132002
11thA295111303
12thB2100111302
13thB2104111402
14thA269101514
15thB2110101610
16thB2203101802
17thA26591001
18thA27561000
19thB202661302
20thB21885902

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1995

Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1995: 39.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1995

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1995: 101.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1995, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years