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Uckfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 939 road traffic collisions in Uckfield, Wealden, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
939
789th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,134
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
162
173 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Uckfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious16217%
  • Slight76081%

What the data shows

  • Uckfield had 103 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 159 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Uckfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in Uckfield, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Uckfield.

Where Uckfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
789th
Most casualties
820th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
813th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday155 (17%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight704 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph769 (82%)
  • 40 mph108 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant565 (50%)
  • Pedestrian263 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (14%)
  • Cyclist102 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Uckfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uckfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Uckfield peaked at 41 in 1985; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
2024713
20231617
202299
202199
202079
201988
20181112
20171414
20161416
20151111
20141416
20131618
20121213
20111419
20101616
20091313
20082629
20071517
20062225
20051423
20042124
20031417
20023441
20012424
20003438
19993143
19983440
19972530
19962736
19952428
19941823
19933139
19921417
19912021
19903038
19892837
19882838
19871822
19861519
19854159
19841922
19832836
19822833
19812732
19803138
19791919

Map of recent crashes in Uckfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Uckfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Uckfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Uckfield happened between 24 May 2023 and 8 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Uckfield

The A22 has the most collisions in Uckfield, 143 of 939 (15%), followed by the B2102 (135).

Collisions in Uckfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22143179437
2ndB2102135159317
3rdA26111100

Council area for Uckfield

Uckfield is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Uckfield accounts for 3.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Uckfield

Collisions in Uckfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN22 (936) and TN2 (3).