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Hailsham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,524 road traffic collisions in Hailsham, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 322 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,524
559th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,884
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
322
354 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hailsham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious32221%
  • Slight1,18278%

What the data shows

  • Hailsham had 202 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 251 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Hailsham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 317 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hailsham, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Hailsham.

Where Hailsham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
559th
Most casualties
569th
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
476th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (14%)
  • Wednesday221 (15%)
  • Thursday253 (17%)
  • Friday279 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday131 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,173 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,288 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,127 (74%)
  • 40 mph234 (15%)
  • 60 mph109 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph46 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,243 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant892 (47%)
  • Pedestrian415 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist263 (14%)
  • Cyclist220 (12%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hailsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hailsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hailsham peaked at 56 in 1984; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252227
20241314
20232633
20222429
20211114
2020916
20192225
20182328
20172324
20162937
20152327
20141926
20134050
20121820
20112228
20102021
20092632
20082326
20073442
20062636
20054355
20042936
20032432
20023143
20012429
20003745
19994657
19983648
19974251
19963543
19952831
19945466
19933647
19923439
19914454
19904955
19894250
19883742
19873949
19863844
19855273
19845669
19835262
19824150
19814052
19803341
19794966

Map of recent crashes in Hailsham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hailsham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hailsham

The 24 most recent collisions in Hailsham happened between 28 September 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hailsham

The A295 has the most collisions in Hailsham, 446 of 1,524 (29%), followed by the B2104 (241).

Collisions in Hailsham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA295446523390
2ndB2104241297240
3rdA271221304750
4thA224892315
5thB2202343804
6thA259111305

Council areas covering Hailsham

Collisions in Hailsham were recorded in 2 council areas. Wealden has 1,517 of 1,524 (99.5%).

Collisions in Hailsham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWealden1,5171,87520322
2ndEastbourne4500

Postcode district for Hailsham

All 1,524 collisions in Hailsham were in the BN27 postcode district.