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TN21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,376 road traffic collisions in the TN21 postcode district, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 541 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 38% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,376
1,577th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,272
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
57 people killed
Serious collisions
541
652 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal542.3%
  • Serious54123%
  • Slight1,78175%

What the data shows

  • TN21 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 446 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in TN21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 290 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN21, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in TN21.

Where TN21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,577th
Most casualties
1,565th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (13%)
  • Tuesday327 (14%)
  • Wednesday361 (15%)
  • Thursday351 (15%)
  • Friday383 (16%)
  • Saturday365 (15%)
  • Sunday273 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,767 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting408 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,327 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph724 (30%)
  • 40 mph496 (21%)
  • 50 mph37 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,079 (45%)
  • 70 mph38 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,912 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds266 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist36 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,210 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist413 (13%)
  • Pedestrian294 (9%)
  • Van occupant148 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist104 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN21 peaked at 80 in 1998; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252132
20243451
20233243
20223547
20212232
20202633
20193745
20183746
20174465
20163857
20155167
20143442
20134156
20123758
20114158
20104659
20094158
20085268
20074460
20065977
20056887
20046186
20036197
20025776
20014557
20006482
19996382
199880132
19975268
19967190
19955985
19945174
19935588
19924964
19916896
19906490
19896284
19887195
19875987
19867192
19855779
19846374
19835678
19824759
19815573
19803868
19795775

Map of recent crashes in TN21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN21

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN21

The 24 most recent collisions in TN21 happened between 11 December 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN21

The A267 has the most collisions in TN21, 621 of 2,376 (26%), followed by the A265 (560).

Collisions in TN21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26762190517149
2ndA26556075515125
3rdB2096288407960
4thB2203202299358
5thB210294137325

Council areas covering TN21

Collisions in TN21 were recorded in 4 council areas. Wealden has 2,218 of 2,376 (93%).

Collisions in TN21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWealden2,2183,03448512
2ndRother143220628
3rdEastbourne4401
4thLewes4400

Towns in TN21

Collisions in TN21 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Heathfield, Wealden (614) and Horam (297).