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Wealden road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2004, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (574), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 2004
559
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
824
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Wealden in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight44479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious12515%
  • Slight68183%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 559, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.2%)
  • February50 (8.9%)
  • March50 (8.9%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May51 (9.1%)
  • June45 (8.1%)
  • July54 (9.7%)
  • August35 (6.3%)
  • September49 (8.8%)
  • October48 (8.6%)
  • November49 (8.8%)
  • December38 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (64%)
  • Wet or damp183 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (27%)
  • 40 mph100 (18%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph276 (49%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (17%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.9%)
  • Over 7533 (4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (67%)
  • Passenger209 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car825 (78%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 128th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2004

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2004, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2004

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2004: 68, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2268112213
2ndA27406836
3rdA2673457110
4thA26314347
5thA259304808
6thA271233206
7thA265182201
8thB2104152800
9thA272142404
10thA2270132002
11thB2100121403
12thA275101102
13thB2247102002
14thB209691001
15thB220391302
16thA2958810
17thB211081101
18thA26471211
19thA2697901
20thB212461001

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2004

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2004: 36.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2004

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2004: 92.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years