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Wealden road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1998, and 942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (704), and casualties fell from 1,015.

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

Collisions in 1998
653
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
942
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1998

2% of collisions in Wealden in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious13020%
  • Slight51078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious15817%
  • Slight76882%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 653, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday93 (14%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.6%)
  • February56 (8.6%)
  • March58 (8.9%)
  • April52 (8%)
  • May38 (5.8%)
  • June55 (8.4%)
  • July58 (8.9%)
  • August49 (7.5%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October54 (8.3%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December47 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (60%)
  • Wet or damp243 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (27%)
  • 40 mph116 (18%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph355 (54%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (77%)
  • Pedestrian74 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20147 (16%)
  • 21 to 25117 (12%)
  • 26 to 35185 (20%)
  • 36 to 45119 (13%)
  • 46 to 55105 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.5%)
  • Over 7557 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (65%)
  • Passenger258 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car983 (79%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in Wealden

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wealden ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 122nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1998

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1998: 83, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2283127213
2ndA27547728
3rdA265289115
4thA2674568110
5thA265315017
6thA259294524
7thB2104233405
8thA271192306
9thA272152416
10thA295131703
11thB2102111501
12thB2099101301
13thB2110101303
14thA27591301
15thB210091101
16thB219291201
17thA2648904
18thB202681211
19thB22037901
20thB20966800

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1998

Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1998: 43.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1998

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1998: 125.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years