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Wealden road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2015, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (422), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2015
439
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
622
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Wealden in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious9923%
  • Slight33376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight50080%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 439, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April39 (8.9%)
  • May40 (9.1%)
  • June41 (9.3%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August29 (6.6%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October29 (6.6%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (71%)
  • Wet or damp111 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph132 (30%)
  • 40 mph96 (22%)
  • 50 mph47 (11%)
  • 60 mph151 (34%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (15%)
  • 56 to 6567 (11%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7.1%)
  • Over 7537 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (70%)
  • Passenger132 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (70%)
  • Motorcycle84 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 97th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2015

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2015, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2015

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2015: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22466409
2ndA27426615
3rdA2674062012
4thA26315008
5thA259192603
6thA2270141603
7thA271121402
8thB2104121604
9thA265101602
10thA27291412
11thB211081202
12thA26471201
13thA26971306
14thB22037702
15thB202661003
16thB21006911
17thB21026703
18thA2955501
19thB20965600
20thB21245701

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2015

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2015: 28.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2015

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2015: 72.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years