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Wealden road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2014, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (430), and casualties fell from 638.

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

Collisions in 2014
422
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
616
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Wealden in 2014 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10525%
  • Slight31174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight48979%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 422, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (18%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March23 (5.5%)
  • April37 (8.8%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July31 (7.3%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November27 (6.4%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (64%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph132 (31%)
  • 40 mph74 (18%)
  • 50 mph40 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph165 (39%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (90%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5596 (16%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (7.3%)
  • Over 7542 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (70%)
  • Passenger152 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (75%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 113th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2014

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2014, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2014

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2014: 52, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225273214
2ndA27325212
3rdA267314909
4thA26294207
5thA259235306
6thB2110131703
7thA271101301
8thA227091201
9thA29591303
10thB210091801
11thB210481102
12thA2657801
13thB202671011
14thA26461005
15thB22476901
16thA2695600
17thA2725702
18thB20965604
19thB21025701
20thB21885601

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2014

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2014: 20.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2014

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2014: 77.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2014, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years