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Wealden road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2024, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2023 (398), and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 2024
343
Down 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
517
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Wealden in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious11433%
  • Slight22164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious13526%
  • Slight37472%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 343, down 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.8%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March32 (9.3%)
  • April29 (8.5%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July17 (5%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September30 (8.7%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November29 (8.5%)
  • December23 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (64%)
  • Wet or damp112 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph94 (27%)
  • 40 mph75 (22%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph128 (37%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wealden in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (12%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6579 (15%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7%)
  • Over 7544 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (70%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 82nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2024

Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2024, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2024

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2024: 50, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225085114
2ndA27295016
3rdA2672745110
4thA259182815
5thA26132415
6thB2104101513
7thA26591001
8thB202691315
9thA27181102
10thA27281303
11thB210071103
12thA2696803
13thB218851002
14thB22475700
15thA22704703
16thB21024603
17thB21914501
18thA2643402
19thB20993400
20thA2752502

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2024

Crowborough and Polegate had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2024, with 16 each.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2024

TN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2024: 62.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years