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Crowborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,447 road traffic collisions in Crowborough, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,873 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 279 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,447
587th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,873
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
23 people killed
Serious collisions
279
312 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Crowborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious27919%
  • Slight1,14779%

What the data shows

  • Crowborough had 206 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 233 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Crowborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 290 children under 16 were killed or injured in Crowborough, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Crowborough.

Where Crowborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
587th
Most casualties
571st
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
537th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (15%)
  • Wednesday201 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (15%)
  • Friday243 (17%)
  • Saturday226 (16%)
  • Sunday136 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,068 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,393 (96%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,107 (77%)
  • 40 mph199 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,140 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,093 (58%)
  • Pedestrian320 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (13%)
  • Cyclist124 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crowborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crowborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Crowborough peaked at 56 in 1980; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251722
20241620
20232231
20221821
20211112
2020810
20192942
20182328
20172936
20163338
20152840
20142030
20131931
20121719
20112430
20101726
20092123
20083241
20072637
20062939
20053552
20043644
20033947
20023347
20012230
20004053
19992937
19982740
19973953
19963961
19953541
19943849
19933038
19923337
19912124
19903646
19892633
19883548
19873443
19863854
19854359
19844659
19834862
19824965
19815259
19805664
19794952

Map of recent crashes in Crowborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Crowborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Crowborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Crowborough happened between 5 August 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Crowborough

The B2100 has the most collisions in Crowborough, 375 of 1,447 (26%), followed by the A26 (337).

Collisions in Crowborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2100375472768
2ndA263374801068
3rdB2157374909

Council area for Crowborough

Crowborough is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Crowborough accounts for 5.8% of them.

Postcode district for Crowborough

All 1,447 collisions in Crowborough were in the TN6 postcode district.