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Wealden road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Wealden in 2025, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (343), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 2025
317
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
453
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Wealden in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Wealden in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Wealden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious10834%
  • Slight20464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight32772%

Wealden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wealden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 317, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 317
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February28 (8.8%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May25 (7.9%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August31 (9.8%)
  • September24 (7.6%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December19 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (68%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph91 (29%)
  • 40 mph56 (18%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph126 (40%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2538 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3582 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (13%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.6%)
  • Over 7529 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (74%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wealden in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wealden had the 99th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wealden in 2025

Hailsham West, Wealden, BN27 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wealden in 2025, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wealden with the most crashes in 2025

The A22 had the most collisions in Wealden in 2025: 48, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wealden, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA224873113
2ndA2673454013
3rdA26183225
4thA27172514
5thA272132004
6thA259121708
7thA271101404
8thA29591101
9thB210091302
10thB210281112
11thB20265504
12thB21045702
13thB21105502
14thA22704601
15thB20994502
16thB21244702
17thA2693500
18thB21923300
19thB22473400
20thA2642300

Towns in Wealden: crashes in 2025

Hailsham had the most collisions of any town in Wealden in 2025: 22.

Postcode districts in Wealden: crashes in 2025

BN27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wealden in 2025: 60.

Latest crashes in Wealden in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wealden in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Wealden road accidents in other years