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Wealden road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 1999, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (653), and casualties rose from 942.

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

Collisions in 1999
635
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
947
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 1999

1.9% of collisions in Wealden in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious12620%
  • Slight49778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious15116%
  • Slight78483%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 635, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (17%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.3%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March48 (7.6%)
  • April48 (7.6%)
  • May39 (6.1%)
  • June71 (11%)
  • July54 (8.5%)
  • August54 (8.5%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October44 (6.9%)
  • November55 (8.7%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (59%)
  • Wet or damp219 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (26%)
  • 40 mph94 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph363 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant734 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian56 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (14%)
  • 21 to 2594 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35173 (18%)
  • 36 to 45143 (15%)
  • 46 to 55123 (13%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7549 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (67%)
  • Passenger254 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 125th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 1999

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 1999: 95, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2295157226
2ndA2674871312
3rdA26355616
4thA27283901
5thA259276209
6thA271232907
7thB2104193104
8thA265162403
9thB2100151912
10thB2102152114
11thA272131901
12thB2110121902
13thA26491502
14thB209991504
15thA27581002
16thB22037801
17thA26961202
18thA2956801
19thB212461202
20thB20265501

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 1999

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 1999: 44.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 1999

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 1999: 126.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years