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Wealden road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2002, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (514), and casualties rose from 738.

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

Collisions in 2002
529
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
767
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2002

2.6% of collisions in Wealden in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious8917%
  • Slight42681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious12116%
  • Slight63182%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 529, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (18%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March44 (8.3%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May52 (9.8%)
  • June39 (7.4%)
  • July44 (8.3%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October61 (12%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (61%)
  • Wet or damp200 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph154 (29%)
  • 40 mph79 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph275 (52%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (90%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (76%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35130 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (15%)
  • 46 to 55101 (13%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (65%)
  • Passenger208 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car819 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wealden ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 142nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2002

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2002, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2002

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2002: 78, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2278108111
2ndA27466216
3rdA267375637
4thA263660210
5thA271254604
6thA259212704
7thB2100182603
8thA272162810
9thB2102152312
10thA265121403
11thB2104101522
12thB20999901
13thA2647912
14thB21106702
15thB22036701
16thB20265600
17thA2954500
18thB21694501
19thA2693701
20thA2753301

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2002

Uckfield had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2002: 34.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2002

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2002: 105.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years