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Wealden road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2003, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2002 (529), and casualties rose from 767.

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

Collisions in 2003
574
Up 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
850
Up 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Wealden in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight46481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious11914%
  • Slight71985%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 574, up 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (11%)
  • February40 (7%)
  • March34 (5.9%)
  • April49 (8.5%)
  • May39 (6.8%)
  • June55 (9.6%)
  • July46 (8%)
  • August54 (9.4%)
  • September48 (8.4%)
  • October54 (9.4%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December39 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (68%)
  • Wet or damp168 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph139 (24%)
  • 40 mph111 (19%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph290 (51%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (10%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian41 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (15%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (19%)
  • 36 to 45122 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (10%)
  • 56 to 6583 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.4%)
  • Over 7552 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (69%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (78%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 127th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2003

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2003, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2003

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2003: 92, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2292141414
2ndA274686210
3rdA267438008
4thA26417126
5thA259213005
6thA271213207
7thB2102131700
8thA272111703
9thB2026101503
10thA26491203
11thB210091511
12thB211091202
13thA26581103
14thA26981002
15thB219281001
16thA2757913
17thB21887902
18thB212461001
19thB22036802
20thA2955700

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2003

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2003: 39.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2003

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2003: 113.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years