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Polegate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Polegate, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
958
778th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,248
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
167
184 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Polegate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious16717%
  • Slight77881%

What the data shows

  • Polegate had 131 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 146 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Polegate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 136 children under 16 were killed or injured in Polegate, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Polegate.

Where Polegate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
778th
Most casualties
765th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (12%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (16%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight742 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway852 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph461 (48%)
  • 40 mph404 (42%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds781 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant766 (61%)
  • Pedestrian168 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (6%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Polegate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Polegate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Polegate peaked at 43 in 1998; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
20241619
20231516
20221314
20211314
20201010
20191620
20181620
20171314
20161529
20151320
20141721
20131011
20121117
20111518
20101519
20091420
20081924
20071821
20061422
20051825
20041821
20031926
20023040
20013137
20002530
19993645
19984356
19973139
19962638
19953960
19943447
19932532
19922748
19912022
19902226
19893547
19882732
19872432
19861821
19851923
19841825
19832230
19822027
19812228
19801113
19792124

Map of recent crashes in Polegate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Polegate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Polegate

The 24 most recent collisions in Polegate happened between 4 November 2023 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Polegate

The A27 has the most collisions in Polegate, 292 of 958 (30%), followed by the A22 (271).

Collisions in Polegate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27292415945
2ndA22271361350
3rdA227092115018
4thB22476389014
5thA27003400

Council areas covering Polegate

Collisions in Polegate were recorded in 2 council areas. Wealden has 947 of 958 (99%).

Collisions in Polegate by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWealden9471,23413165
2ndEastbourne111402

Postcode district for Polegate

All 958 collisions in Polegate were in the BN26 postcode district.