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Wealden road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2001, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2000 (647), and casualties fell from 902.

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

Collisions in 2001
514
Down 21% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
738
Down 18% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Wealden in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9719%
  • Slight40779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious12116%
  • Slight60782%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 514, down 21% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February41 (8%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May42 (8.2%)
  • June38 (7.4%)
  • July46 (8.9%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September41 (8%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November45 (8.8%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (61%)
  • Wet or damp165 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (26%)
  • 40 mph90 (18%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph271 (53%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (91%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6%)
  • Over 7534 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (66%)
  • Passenger200 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car777 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wealden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wealden ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 159th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2001

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2001, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2001

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2001: 63, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22639117
2ndA26366209
3rdA267344917
4thA27304405
5thA259263614
6thA2200173525
7thB2104131604
8thA271122102
9thA259091000
10thA27291512
11thB21008801
12thB210281001
13thA26571002
14thB21887701
15thA2956702
16thA26451001
17thB20965500
18thB212451000
19thB21695800
20thA2754502

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2001

Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2001: 27.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2001

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2001: 96.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2001, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years