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Wealden road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2013, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2012 (389), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 2013
430
Up 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
638
Up 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2013

2.1% of collisions in Wealden in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight50980%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 430, up 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (11%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August34 (7.9%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November32 (7.4%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (66%)
  • Wet or damp127 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph128 (30%)
  • 40 mph89 (21%)
  • 50 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph157 (37%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (88%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (10%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.6%)
  • Over 7537 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (69%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (72%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wealden ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 99th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2013

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2013, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2013

The A27 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2013: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27529019
2ndA224473111
3rdA267395519
4thA26254507
5thA271162806
6thA295131603
7thB2100121403
8thB2104111711
9thA25981210
10thB202681002
11thA26471522
12thB20967900
13thB21027802
14thA2756801
15thB21106701
16thB219261103
17thA22705801
18thA2655902
19thA2725901
20thB22475502

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2013

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2013: 40.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2013

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2013: 82.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2013, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years