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Cross in Hand road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Cross in Hand, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
212
1,884th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
310
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
43
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cross in Hand

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16377%

What the data shows

  • Cross in Hand had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Cross in Hand were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Cross in Hand are between 9am and noon, with 24% of collisions.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cross in Hand, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Cross in Hand ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,884th
Most casualties
1,779th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph23 (11%)
  • 40 mph54 (25%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (59%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant220 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cross in Hand road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cross in Hand, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cross in Hand peaked at 11 in 1999; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202558
202422
202346
202233
202122
202023
201911
201855
201736
201622
2015812
201433
2013811
201249
201136
201047
200935
200844
200735
200623
200578
200437
2003512
200247
200123
2000910
19991118
1998714
199756
199633
199569
199456
199333
199277
199144
199034
198957
198877
198767
198648
1985614
198467
198369
198244
198169
1980511
197923

Map of recent crashes in Cross in Hand

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cross in Hand

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cross in Hand

The 24 most recent collisions in Cross in Hand happened between 1 February 2018 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cross in Hand

The A267 has the most collisions in Cross in Hand, 122 of 212 (58%), followed by the B2102 (63).

Collisions in Cross in Hand on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267122175325
2ndB21026395317
3rdA26581601

Council area for Cross in Hand

Cross in Hand is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cross in Hand accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Cross in Hand

All 212 collisions in Cross in Hand were in the TN21 postcode district.