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Wealden road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 647 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2000, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (635), and casualties fell from 947.

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

Collisions in 2000
647
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
902
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
18
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2000

2.8% of collisions in Wealden in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious11017%
  • Slight51980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight74482%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 647, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (11%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.5%)
  • February51 (7.9%)
  • March54 (8.3%)
  • April49 (7.6%)
  • May62 (9.6%)
  • June64 (9.9%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August55 (8.5%)
  • September50 (7.7%)
  • October52 (8%)
  • November56 (8.7%)
  • December48 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (56%)
  • Wet or damp257 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (26%)
  • 40 mph92 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph373 (58%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20133 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (15%)
  • 46 to 55114 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.1%)
  • Over 7532 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (68%)
  • Passenger225 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car984 (79%)
  • Motorcycle82 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 121st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2000

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2000: 93, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2293146320
2ndA26547328
3rdA267487133
4thA27365423
5thA272233604
6thA259223003
7thB2100222714
8thB2102192515
9thA271182403
10thA264172516
11thA265141901
12thB2110121704
13thB2104101400
14thA29591202
15thA27581200
16thB202681203
17thB218871001
18thB20996603
19thA2694700
20thB20963302

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2000

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2000: 40.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2000

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2000: 138.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years