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Westham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
232
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
29
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Westham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight14283%

What the data shows

  • Westham had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Westham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in Westham, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Westham.

Where Westham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,092nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph107 (62%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (25%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant131 (56%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Westham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Westham peaked at 11 in 1990; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202445
202312
202211
202100
202022
201933
201844
201711
201600
201522
201435
201311
201267
201100
201036
200935
200822
200726
200622
200537
200456
200334
200233
200155
200068
199933
199867
199722
199657
199536
199478
199333
199256
199148
19901116
198933
198846
1987710
198648
198522
198488
198346
198244
198177
1980511
19791014

Map of recent crashes in Westham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Westham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Westham

The 24 most recent collisions in Westham happened between 18 September 2012 and 26 September 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Westham

The B2191 has the most collisions in Westham, 76 of 172 (44%), followed by the A27 (49).

Collisions in Westham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB219176103010
2ndA27496719

Council area for Westham

Westham is in Wealden, where police recorded 24,921 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Westham accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Westham

All 172 collisions in Westham were in the BN24 postcode district.