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Wealden road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1996, and 1,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1995 (590), and casualties rose from 834.

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

Collisions in 1996
699
Up 18% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,068
Up 28% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Wealden in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight56180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious15214%
  • Slight90284%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 699, up 18% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (13%)
  • Friday108 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.3%)
  • February57 (8.2%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May62 (8.9%)
  • June60 (8.6%)
  • July49 (7%)
  • August61 (8.7%)
  • September51 (7.3%)
  • October68 (9.7%)
  • November58 (8.3%)
  • December78 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (60%)
  • Wet or damp250 (36%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (24%)
  • 40 mph99 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph423 (61%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (96%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant846 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian55 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20192 (18%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35226 (21%)
  • 36 to 45134 (13%)
  • 46 to 55103 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7569 (6.5%)
  • Over 7549 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (65%)
  • Passenger322 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,063 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Wealden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wealden ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 114th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1996

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1996: 90, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2290161216
2ndA2675392217
3rdA27437629
4thA263867210
5thA259243408
6thA271243801
7thB2100223305
8thA272212413
9thB2104204502
10thA275172703
11thA265162404
12thB2110161802
13thB2102131801
14thA269121602
15thA295101102
16thB2026102010
17thB2192101401
18thB218881402
19thB220381000
20thA26471000

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1996

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1996: 39.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1996

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1996: 134.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years