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Wealden road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2012, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (371), and casualties rose from 548.

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

Collisions in 2012
389
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
556
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2012

1% of collisions in Wealden in 2012 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight29275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious10419%
  • Slight44780%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 389, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March28 (7.2%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May38 (9.8%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July37 (9.5%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October26 (6.7%)
  • November27 (6.9%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (69%)
  • Wet or damp100 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (27%)
  • 40 mph69 (18%)
  • 50 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (45%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (90%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (69%)
  • Passenger133 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 130th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2012

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2012, with 21 collisions.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2012

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2012: 50, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225072012
2ndA27385701
3rdA2672343011
4thA259162404
5thA26161914
6thB2102142324
7thA271132201
8thB2104121403
9thB2026101301
10thA22708901
11thB210081003
12thB211081102
13thA2727702
14thA2756901
15thA2956602
16thB209961102
17thB21246801
18thA26451102
19thB20965902
20thB21885602

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2012

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2012: 18.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2012

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2012: 68.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years