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Wealden road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 704 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1997, and 1,015 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (699), and casualties fell from 1,068.

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

Collisions in 1997
704
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,015
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Wealden in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious11817%
  • Slight57081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight83582%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 704, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (10%)
  • February44 (6.3%)
  • March62 (8.8%)
  • April55 (7.8%)
  • May37 (5.3%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July51 (7.2%)
  • August57 (8.1%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October58 (8.2%)
  • November76 (11%)
  • December56 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (61%)
  • Wet or damp246 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (24%)
  • 40 mph108 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph414 (59%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant750 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (15%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35189 (19%)
  • 36 to 45139 (14%)
  • 46 to 55135 (13%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.4%)
  • Over 7545 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (65%)
  • Passenger277 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 113th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1997

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1997: 113, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22113169416
2ndA265386214
3rdA274777110
4thA267386109
5thA259356915
6thA271263718
7thA272193416
8thB2104192603
9thB2110192503
10thB2100182613
11thA295171801
12thA265152014
13thB2099152211
14thA264141601
15thB2102131801
16thB2026101303
17thB219291001
18thA2697902
19thA2756701
20thB209561000

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1997

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1997: 42.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1997

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1997: 141.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years