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Heathfield (Wealden) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Heathfield, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 133 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
614
1,029th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
775
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
133
153 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Heathfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13322%
  • Slight47177%

What the data shows

  • Heathfield had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 108 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Heathfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 77 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heathfield, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Heathfield.

Where Heathfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,029th
Most casualties
1,026th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
946th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway595 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph429 (70%)
  • 40 mph118 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant427 (55%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heathfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heathfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Heathfield peaked at 24 in 1998; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
20241113
2023912
20221117
202157
202057
2019710
201899
20171011
20161014
20151114
201445
2013811
20121015
20111216
20101618
2009911
20081215
20071618
20061012
20051923
20041823
20031521
20021416
20011216
20001620
19991214
19982437
19971216
19961924
19951619
19941214
19931319
19921316
19911213
19902128
19891217
19882327
19872230
19862426
19851718
19841619
19831421
19821216
19811111
198089
19791823

Map of recent crashes in Heathfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heathfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heathfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Heathfield happened between 25 March 2023 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heathfield

The A265 has the most collisions in Heathfield, 291 of 614 (47%), followed by the B2203 (81).

Collisions in Heathfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA265291375665
2ndB220381113021
3rdA2675374211
4thB2096142003

Council area for Heathfield

Heathfield is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Heathfield accounts for 2.5% of them.

Postcode district for Heathfield

All 614 collisions in Heathfield were in the TN21 postcode district.