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Wealden road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2017, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (433), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 2017
432
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
616
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2017

3.2% of collisions in Wealden in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious10825%
  • Slight31072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight47076%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 432, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (10%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December27 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (73%)
  • Wet or damp96 (22%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph136 (31%)
  • 40 mph70 (16%)
  • 50 mph44 (10%)
  • 60 mph162 (38%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (85%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (10%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (15%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7%)
  • Over 7536 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (71%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (73%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 89th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2017

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2017, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2017

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2017: 51, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225175114
2ndA27477625
3rdA267385927
4thA26314629
5thA259203214
6thA271182803
7thA264111613
8thA295111102
9thB2100111603
10thA265101502
11thA22708802
12thA27281002
13thB21028912
14thB224781000
15thB21046700
16thB202651003
17thB20995603
18thB21105703
19thB21884502
20thB21914700

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2017

Crowborough had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2017

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2017: 72.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years