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Wealden road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2018, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (432), and casualties fell from 616.

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

Collisions in 2018
400
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
565
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2018

2.5% of collisions in Wealden in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight30576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight45480%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 400, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June37 (9.3%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August22 (5.5%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (75%)
  • Wet or damp85 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph124 (31%)
  • 40 mph68 (17%)
  • 50 mph38 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph152 (38%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (11%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (18%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7546 (8.1%)
  • Over 7541 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (72%)
  • Passenger124 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (75%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 96th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2018

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2018, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2018

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2018: 55, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225584413
2ndA27407015
3rdA2673348010
4thA26183304
5thA259162517
6thA2270131402
7thB2100131702
8thB2104111800
9thA271101702
10thA2658800
11thB21028903
12thA2957702
13thA26961112
14thA2726803
15thB211061411
16thB21246801
17thB22476902
18thB20265500
19thA2644600
20thB21884400

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2018

Crowborough and Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2018, with 23 each.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2018

BN26 and BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2018, with 63 each.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years