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Wealden road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2009, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (490), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 2009
465
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
671
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2009

2.8% of collisions in Wealden in 2009 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight34674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious12118%
  • Slight53580%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 465, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August44 (9.5%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December32 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (67%)
  • Wet or damp115 (25%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (31%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph217 (47%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (90%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20101 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 45128 (19%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (69%)
  • Passenger154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 119th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2009

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2009, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2009

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2009: 57, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225777312
2ndA2673863213
3rdA27376507
4thA26355337
5thA259243607
6thA2270192313
7thA271111304
8thB2100101302
9thA26591103
10thA29591102
11thA26481302
12thB20997912
13thA26961203
14thA2726801
15thB202661000
16thB21045601
17thB21105702
18thB21695503
19thB22035602
20thB224751001

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2009

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2009: 26.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2009

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2009: 88.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years