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Wealden road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2021, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2020 (315), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2021
292
Down 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
396
Down 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Wealden in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious7626%
  • Slight20771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight30276%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 292, down 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 292
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday57 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.4%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May19 (6.5%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October27 (9.2%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (71%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph84 (29%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 50 mph30 (10%)
  • 60 mph122 (42%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (17%)
  • 56 to 6553 (13%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (78%)
  • Passenger61 (15%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (12%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 112th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2021

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2021, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2021

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2021: 37, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22375127
2ndA267254038
3rdA27253714
4thA26182423
5thA2270101001
6thA259101701
7thB210281102
8thA2717902
9thB21006601
10thA2695601
11thA2725603
12thA2755701
13thB20265701
14thB21045801
15thB21105704
16thA2654401
17thB21924401
18thA2953302
19thB20993401
20thB21883411

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2021

Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2021

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2021: 52.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years