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Lower Willingdon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Lower Willingdon, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
511
1,149th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
690
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
109
130 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lower Willingdon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight39677%

What the data shows

  • Lower Willingdon had 50 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 91 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Lower Willingdon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lower Willingdon, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Lower Willingdon.

Where Lower Willingdon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,149th
Most casualties
1,111th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (17%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (9.8%)
  • Sunday45 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph209 (41%)
  • 40 mph297 (58%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant398 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (14%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lower Willingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lower Willingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lower Willingdon peaked at 21 in 1982; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202346
2022910
202133
2020711
201956
201888
201733
201668
20151314
2014913
201335
201288
20111013
20101012
20091213
2008811
2007810
20061013
200545
20041319
2003810
2002911
20011324
20001113
19991619
19981119
1997917
19961835
19951415
19941729
19931217
19921118
19911516
19901625
19891621
19881520
19871621
19861728
19851518
19841720
19831315
19822128
19811318
19801316
19791721

Map of recent crashes in Lower Willingdon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lower Willingdon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lower Willingdon

The 24 most recent collisions in Lower Willingdon happened between 20 July 2020 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lower Willingdon

The A22 has the most collisions in Lower Willingdon, 224 of 511 (44%), followed by the A2270 (89).

Collisions in Lower Willingdon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22224329557
2ndA227089118117

Council areas covering Lower Willingdon

Collisions in Lower Willingdon were recorded in 2 council areas. Wealden has 470 of 511 (92%).

Collisions in Lower Willingdon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWealden4706255101
2ndEastbourne416518

Postcode districts in Lower Willingdon

Collisions in Lower Willingdon were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BN20 (385) and BN22 (96).