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Wealden road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2023, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2022 (364), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 2023
398
Up 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
558
Up 16% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Wealden in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious11128%
  • Slight28471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12422%
  • Slight43177%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 398, up 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (9.8%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April38 (9.5%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June39 (9.8%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December19 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (64%)
  • Wet or damp131 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph117 (29%)
  • 40 mph62 (16%)
  • 50 mph44 (11%)
  • 60 mph155 (39%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant41 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.3%)
  • Over 7539 (7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (72%)
  • Passenger117 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (11%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 73rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2023

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2023, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2023

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2023: 46, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA224669012
2ndA27314705
3rdA26253405
4thA267243107
5thA259223129
6thB2104141806
7thA272122004
8thA227091101
9thA2717702
10thA29571001
11thB20267803
12thB21007703
13thB210271103
14thA26961103
15thB21106901
16thB22476900
17thA2654600
18thB20994501
19thB21884401
20thA2643601

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2023

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2023: 26.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2023

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2023: 68.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years