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Wealden road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2006, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (523), and casualties fell from 732.

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

Collisions in 2006
488
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
692
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2006

3.5% of collisions in Wealden in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious11316%
  • Slight56281%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 488, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.4%)
  • February45 (9.2%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April27 (5.5%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July32 (6.6%)
  • August46 (9.4%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October47 (9.6%)
  • November47 (9.6%)
  • December40 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (65%)
  • Wet or damp168 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (27%)
  • 40 mph80 (16%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph242 (50%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (86%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 45118 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.6%)
  • Over 7537 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (69%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (76%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 137th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2006

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2006, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2006

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2006: 86, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2286127312
2ndA2674259311
3rdA26344125
4thA27315726
5thA265131706
6thA271131913
7thA259121304
8thA272111511
9thB2100111301
10thB2104111812
11thA264101611
12thB202691212
13thB210291400
14thA29581200
15thA227071401
16thB209971210
17thB21926901
18thA2754901
19thB21104703
20thB21244501

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2006

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2006: 29.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2006

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2006: 109.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years