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BN24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,452 road traffic collisions in the BN24 postcode district, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 342 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
1,452
1,989th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,110
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
41 people killed
Serious collisions
342
398 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal372.5%
  • Serious34224%
  • Slight1,07374%

What the data shows

  • BN24 had 275 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 274 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in BN24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN24, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BN24.

Where BN24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,989th
Most casualties
1,966th
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (14%)
  • Tuesday215 (15%)
  • Wednesday195 (13%)
  • Thursday203 (14%)
  • Friday224 (15%)
  • Saturday228 (16%)
  • Sunday183 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,096 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting193 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,264 (87%)
  • Roundabout96 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph479 (33%)
  • 40 mph151 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph715 (49%)
  • 70 mph84 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,191 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,382 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist328 (16%)
  • Cyclist145 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian123 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN24 peaked at 51 in 1998; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252633
20243241
20233043
20222232
20211822
20202935
20193245
20183448
20172435
20162838
20152632
20143665
20131924
20122328
20112030
20103251
20093351
20082943
20072850
20062835
20053149
20043960
20033766
20023545
20013642
20003246
19993564
19985170
19973040
19963758
19952746
19944357
19933544
19922636
19912839
19904775
19892135
19882435
19872942
19862640
19852733
19842429
19833858
19823653
19812943
19803051
19795073

Map of recent crashes in BN24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN24

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN24

The 24 most recent collisions in BN24 happened between 13 January and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN24

The A259 has the most collisions in BN24, 405 of 1,452 (28%), followed by the A27 (281).

Collisions in BN24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25940559710109
2ndA272814351479
3rdB2104208305645
4thB2191112159122
5thB224772105112
6thA22475804
7thA3183300
8thM253400

Council areas covering BN24

Collisions in BN24 were recorded in 6 council areas. Wealden has 1,323 of 1,452 (91%).

Collisions in BN24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWealden1,3231,92336325
2ndRother6082011
3rdEastbourne559016
4thElmbridge6700
5thRunnymede5500
6thWoking3300

Towns in BN24

Collisions in BN24 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Pevensey Bay (195) and Stone Cross (195).