Maresfield, Wealden, TN22 3LW area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Maresfield, Wealden, TN22 3LW area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 66 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Maresfield ward, Wealden, from 2001 to 2025, with 87 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 11 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 66; 11,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 87; 1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions: 4; 4 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 1; 2 in 2024

Crash severity at the TN22 3LW hotspot

15 of the 66 collisions here (23%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal46.1%
Serious1117%
Slight5177%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 4
Seriously injured: 13
Slightly injured: 70
All casualties: 87

Accidents by year at the TN22 3LW hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 5 in 2009, against an average of 2.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the TN22 3LW hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	1	3
2024	2	2
2023	3	3
2022	2	2
2021	4	5
2020	0	0
2019	4	4
2018	3	6
2017	4	6
2016	2	2
2015	2	2
2014	3	3
2013	0	0
2012	1	1
2011	3	3
2010	2	4
2009	5	8
2008	3	4
2007	2	2
2006	4	5
2005	1	1
2004	4	4
2003	4	5
2002	3	3
2001	4	9

Map of crashes at the TN22 3LW hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TN22 3LW.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Maresfield, Wealden, TN22 3LW area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the TN22 3LW hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Maresfield
Council area: Wealden
Nearest postcode to the centre: TN22 3LW
Postcode district: TN22
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.03187, 0.05607
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 23 of 25
Latest collision: 15 July 2025
Rank by collisions: 11,326th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the TN22 3LW hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A22, with 59 of 66, followed by the A2200 with 1.

Collisions at the TN22 3LW hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A22	59	78	3	10
2nd	A2200	1	3	1	0

Towns near the TN22 3LW hotspot

60 of the 66 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Nutley.

Accident hotspots near TN22 3LW

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Maresfield, Wealden, TN22 3EP area, 2.8 km away, with 63 collisions.

Maresfield, Wealden, TN22 3EP area2.8 km away, 90 casualties63 collisions

All 66 crashes at the TN22 3LW hotspot

Newest first, from 19 March 2001 to 15 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Fatal15 Jul 2025, 20:41
Ford Focus crash on the A22 in Wealden, 15 Jul 2025, 20:41
- Ford Focus, Renault Trucks and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025471616638
Serious3 Oct 2024, 15:44
Mercedes crash on the A22 in Wealden, 3 Oct 2024, 15:44
- Mercedes and Keeway RKF
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471499571
Slight15 Feb 2024, 13:45
Seat Ibiza crash on the A22 in Wealden, 15 Feb 2024, 13:45
- Seat Ibiza, Volkswagen UP and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471411030
Slight14 Sep 2023, 13:55
Ford KA crash on the A22 in Wealden, 14 Sep 2023, 13:55
- Ford KA and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471352542
Slight18 May 2023, 18:54
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Wealden, 18 May 2023, 18:54
- Nissan Micra and Honda SH350
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471311411
Slight25 Jan 2023, 17:08
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A22 in Wealden, 25 Jan 2023, 17:08
- Volkswagen Touran and KTM RC 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471268065
Serious5 Sep 2022, 19:34
Yamaha MT crash on the A22 in Wealden, 5 Sep 2022, 19:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022471215822
Slight2 Jul 2022, 13:15
BMW 1 Series crash on the A22 in Wealden, 2 Jul 2022, 13:15
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022471195267
Slight27 Oct 2021, 13:16
BMW 3 Series crash on the A22 in Wealden, 27 Oct 2021, 13:16
- BMW 3 Series, Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471106699
Slight19 Aug 2021, 17:21
Seat Ibiza crash on the A22 in Wealden, 19 Aug 2021, 17:21
- Seat Ibiza and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021471078823
Serious22 Mar 2021, 10:00
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Wealden, 22 Mar 2021, 10:00
- Mercedes Sprinter and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471029937
Slight11 Feb 2021, 11:19
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A22 in Wealden, 11 Feb 2021, 11:19
- Nissan Qashqai, Mercedes Sprinter and Volkswagen Transporter
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471020955
Slight18 Sep 2019, 14:45
Audi A6 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 18 Sep 2019, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470878915
Slight8 Aug 2019, 11:16
Hyundai i20 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 8 Aug 2019, 11:16
- Hyundai i20 and Skoda Yeti
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470866306
Slight25 Jul 2019, 09:30
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Wealden, 25 Jul 2019, 09:30
- DAF Trucks and Jeep Cherokee
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470861683
Slight10 Jul 2019, 16:30
Peugeot Expert crash on the A22 in Wealden, 10 Jul 2019, 16:30
- Peugeot Expert and Peugeot 407
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470856301
Serious5 Dec 2018, 15:30
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A22 in Wealden, 5 Dec 2018, 15:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018471806744
Slight8 May 2018, 15:20
Land Rover Defender crash on the A22 in Wealden, 8 May 2018, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2018471802506
Slight14 Feb 2018, 15:55
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A22 in Wealden, 14 Feb 2018, 15:55
- Ford Transit Connect and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471800901
Serious23 Nov 2017, 12:11
Ford Focus crash on the A22 in Wealden, 23 Nov 2017, 12:11
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471706632
Serious4 Nov 2017, 00:34
Ford Transit crash on the A22 in Wealden, 4 Nov 2017, 00:34
- Ford Transit and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471706204
Serious11 Aug 2017, 10:27
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A22 in Wealden, 11 Aug 2017, 10:27
- 2 Volkswagen Golfs and Toyota RAV4
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471704532
Slight23 Mar 2017, 10:10
Peugeot 807 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 23 Mar 2017, 10:10
- Peugeot 807 and a ridden horse
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471701623
Slight17 Jun 2016, 07:45
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A22 in Wealden, 17 Jun 2016, 07:45
- Volkswagen Polo and Suzuki Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471603659
Slight29 Jan 2016, 13:10
Suzuki Swift crash on the A22 in Wealden, 29 Jan 2016, 13:10
- Suzuki Swift and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471600625
Slight12 Nov 2015, 17:45
BMW 3 Series crash on the A22 in Wealden, 12 Nov 2015, 17:45
- BMW 3 Series and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471506704
Serious26 May 2015, 18:10
Ford Fiesta crash on the A22 in Wealden, 26 May 2015, 18:10
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471503046
Fatal28 Dec 2014, 09:51
Renault Megane crash on the A22 in Wealden, 28 Dec 2014, 09:51
- Renault Megane and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471407639
Slight25 Dec 2014, 12:00
Honda Civic crash on the A22 in Wealden, 25 Dec 2014, 12:00
- Honda Civic, Kia Rio and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471407603
Slight20 Nov 2014, 19:48
Peugeot Partner crash on the A22 in Wealden, 20 Nov 2014, 19:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014471406840
Slight30 Nov 2012, 07:56
Audi A6 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 30 Nov 2012, 07:56
- Audi A6 and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012471206361
Slight21 Aug 2011, 18:40
Piaggio Fly crash on the A22 in Wealden, 21 Aug 2011, 18:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471105179
Slight7 Aug 2011, 11:37
Nissan Micra crash on the A22 in Wealden, 7 Aug 2011, 11:37
- Nissan Micra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471104884
Slight8 Jun 2011, 07:50
Honda CBR125R crash on the A22 in Wealden, 8 Jun 2011, 07:50
- Honda CBR125R and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011471103510
Slight28 Dec 2010, 13:00
Volvo XC60 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 28 Dec 2010, 13:00
- Volvo XC60 and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010471008778
Slight19 Mar 2010, 20:10
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A22 in Wealden, 19 Mar 2010, 20:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010471001843
Slight23 Oct 2009, 05:28
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A22 in Wealden, 23 Oct 2009, 05:28
- Volkswagen Polo and Suzuki Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009470907866
Slight10 Oct 2009, 13:26
Suzuki GS 500 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 10 Oct 2009, 13:26
- Suzuki GS 500 and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009470907479
Slight1 Jun 2009, 15:55
Optare crash on the A22 in Wealden, 1 Jun 2009, 15:55
- Optare, Chrysler Neon, Ford Transit Connect and Volvo XC70
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009470903936
Slight18 May 2009, 10:00
Volkswagen Transporter crash on the A22 in Wealden, 18 May 2009, 10:00
- Volkswagen Transporter and Mazda MX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009470903516
Slight4 Apr 2009, 11:01
Mazda MX-5 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 4 Apr 2009, 11:01
- Mazda MX-5 and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2009470902361
Slight22 Sep 2008, 16:26
Suzuki AY 50 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 22 Sep 2008, 16:26
- Suzuki AY 50 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008470807262
Serious9 May 2008, 02:45
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A22 in Wealden, 9 May 2008, 02:45
- Vauxhall Vectra and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008470803587
Slight18 Mar 2008, 23:10
Toyota RAV4 crash on the A22 in Wealden, 18 Mar 2008, 23:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008470802233
Slight2 Nov 2007, 08:03
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Wealden, 2 Nov 2007, 08:03
- Nissan Micra and Honda XR125L
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007470709133
Slight23 Apr 2007, 07:54
Ford Focus crash on the A22 in Wealden, 23 Apr 2007, 07:54
- Ford Focus, Toyota Avensis and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007470703419
Serious19 Aug 2006, 17:42
Renault Laguna crash on the A22 in Wealden, 19 Aug 2006, 17:42
- Renault Laguna, Peugeot 106 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006470606866
Fatal28 Jun 2006, 18:35
Ford Escort crash on the A22 in Wealden, 28 Jun 2006, 18:35
- Ford Escort, Ford Galaxy and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006470605239