Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wealden road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2008, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (521), and casualties fell from 757.

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

Collisions in 2008
490
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
711
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2008

3.5% of collisions in Wealden in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious11223%
  • Slight36174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight56379%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 490, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February47 (9.6%)
  • March31 (6.3%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May33 (6.7%)
  • June36 (7.3%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October45 (9.2%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December48 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (65%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph150 (31%)
  • 40 mph74 (15%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph220 (45%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (85%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20125 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 45137 (19%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.4%)
  • Over 7547 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (68%)
  • Passenger179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (76%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 117th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2008

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2008, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2008

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2008: 62, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226290211
2ndA267354418
3rdA27314606
4thA263050110
5thA259244334
6thA2270141804
7thA271132013
8thB2110121604
9thA265111712
10thB2100111513
11thA264101615
12thA272101600
13thB209991603
14thB210291011
15thA2758902
16thA2957701
17thB210471111
18thB21926801
19thB22476702
20thA2694402

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2008

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2008: 32.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2008

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2008: 86.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years