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Wealden road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2005, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (559), and casualties fell from 824.

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

Collisions in 2005
523
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
732
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2005

3.1% of collisions in Wealden in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight43583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight63186%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 523, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.4%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April40 (7.6%)
  • May51 (9.8%)
  • June34 (6.5%)
  • July52 (9.9%)
  • August33 (6.3%)
  • September41 (7.8%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December46 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (67%)
  • Wet or damp157 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph135 (26%)
  • 40 mph83 (16%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph270 (52%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (17%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 45113 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (14%)
  • 56 to 6566 (9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7539 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (70%)
  • Passenger170 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 129th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2005

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2005, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2005

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2005: 85, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2285127412
2ndA267395345
3rdA27315104
4thA26304505
5thA265182503
6thA272172003
7thA295172104
8thA259152203
9thB2104152102
10thA271121512
11thA264101301
12thB209991001
13thB20268901
14thB220381001
15thB210071000
16thB211071112
17thA22706801
18thB21026900
19thB21926810
20thA2755601

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2005

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2005: 43.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2005

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2005: 96.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years