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Wealden road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2020, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (388), and casualties fell from 538.

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

Collisions in 2020
315
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
422
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2020

2.5% of collisions in Wealden in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious8126%
  • Slight22672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight32076%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 315, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 315
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (19%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.5%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April13 (4.1%)
  • May16 (5.1%)
  • June17 (5.4%)
  • July40 (13%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph75 (24%)
  • 40 mph62 (20%)
  • 50 mph27 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph136 (43%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (11%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (18%)
  • 56 to 6549 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.2%)
  • Over 7524 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (82%)
  • Passenger64 (15%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (11%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 86th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2020

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2020, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2020

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2020: 38, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22385309
2ndA27375219
3rdA259223412
4thA2671928110
5thA26111622
6thA272101304
7thB202691102
8thB21108802
9thA22707901
10thB218871204
11thA2656811
12thA2716602
13thB21026902
14thB21005711
15thB22475500
16thB21044510
17thA2693302
18thA2753301
19thA2953803
20thB20953401

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2020

Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2020: 10.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2020

BN26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2020: 51.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years