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Wealden road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2007, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (488), and casualties rose from 692.

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

Collisions in 2007
521
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
757
Up 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2007

2.1% of collisions in Wealden in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight41680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious11115%
  • Slight63484%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 521, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.6%)
  • February39 (7.5%)
  • March51 (9.8%)
  • April46 (8.8%)
  • May32 (6.1%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July50 (9.6%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September43 (8.3%)
  • October33 (6.3%)
  • November43 (8.3%)
  • December41 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (66%)
  • Wet or damp158 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (29%)
  • 40 mph66 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph268 (51%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20152 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (16%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (69%)
  • Passenger186 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (78%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 117th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2007

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2007, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2007

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2007: 65, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22658227
2ndA267366029
3rdA27357226
4thA26324616
5thA259172805
6thA271172816
7thB2100142105
8thA272131711
9thA295121302
10thB2104122113
11thA26491311
12thA26991000
13thB210291001
14thA27581202
15thB20268900
16thA227071001
17thA26571000
18thB20996600
19thB22476802
20thB22035800

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2007

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2007: 34.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2007

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2007: 96.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years