Car Accidents in Wealden

Wealden is the most dangerous district in East Sussex, and is the second most dangerous overall out of East Sussex's 28 towns, villages, cities and districts. Throughout the United Kingdom, it is the 39th most dangerous district, and the 203rd most dangerous overall out of the United Kingdom's 3038 towns, villages, cities and districts. In 2020 Wealden had 309 crashes which is 42.80% (722) of the 1031 crashes in East Sussex.

In 2020, Wealden had the worst number of Fatal Crashes overall out of district in East Sussex, the total number of Fatal Crashes in Wealden was 5 compared to 16 in the region. 2020 was also a bad year for Wealden as they had the most number of Crashes in the Light out of every district in East Sussex. Wealden also recorded the worst number of Minor Crashes in East Sussex during 2020 out of district in East Sussex.

The most common type of crash condition is Minor Crashes at 12233 in total and in 2020 there was 295 incidents. On the other hand, the least common type of crash condition is Fatal Crashes at 212 in total and in 2020 there was 5 occurrences

Number of Crashes

Number of Casualties

Number of Vehicles

Comparison with East Sussex

Nearby

Male vs Female

Severity

Driver vs Passenger vs Pedestrians

Day of the Week

Top 5 worst crashes

Number of Crashes

The total number of Crashes between 1999-2020 was 10568. The year with the highest number of Crashes was 686 in 2000. The year with the lowest number of Crashes was 309 in 2020. There is a 122.01% (377) reduction between the highest year and the lowest year.

Year	Crashes
2020	309
2019	395
2018	407
2017	442
2016	412
2015	430
2014	432
2013	428

Number of Casualties

The total number of Casualties between 1999-2020 was 14844. The year with the highest number of Casualties was 935 in 1999. The year with the lowest number of Casualties was 418 in 2020. There is a 123.68% (517) reduction between the highest year and the lowest year.

Year	Casualties
2020	418
2019	566
2018	568
2017	594
2016	622
2015	562
2014	519
2013	632

Number of Vehicles

The total number of Vehicles between 1999-2020 was 20256. The year with the highest number of Vehicles was 1306 in 2000. The year with the lowest number of Vehicles was 632 in 2020. There is a 106.65% (674) reduction between the highest year and the lowest year.

Year	Vehicles
2020	632
2019	802
2018	735
2017	850
2016	837
2015	892
2014	787
2013	851

Comparing Wealden to Nearby Districts

district	Crashes	Crashes Difference %	Casualties	Vehicles
Wealden	10568	0.00%	14844	20256
Eastbourne	7509	-28.95%	9503	13764
Rother	6886	-34.84%	9974	12942
Hastings	5842	-44.72%	7642	10726

Number of Female and Male Accidents

Year	Female	Male
2020	157	267
2019	237	333
2018	212	322
2017	229	352
2016	253	308
2015	251	360
2014	274	308
2013	224	375

Number of Casualties by Severity Type

Year	Fatal	Serious	Slight
2020	5	98	295
2019	3	130	454
2018	5	100	390
2017	14	111	460
2016	8	125	498
2015	3	108	509
2014	7	107	470
2013	5	110	513

Number of Casualties by Driver, Passenger, and Pedestrians

Year	Driver	Passenger	Predestrian
2020	300	75	23
2019	340	136	60
2018	375	127	44
2017	379	107	63
2016	351	127	53
2015	433	111	60
2014	389	156	39
2013	415	150	42

Number of Crashes per day of the Week

Year	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
2020	41	42	45	61	45	41	36
2019	39	72	58	61	61	63	61
2018	46	54	57	60	55	63	53
2017	48	71	55	57	58	72	47
2016	44	44	79	45	82	76	48
2015	45	64	74	66	68	74	55
2014	48	78	54	53	59	61	54
2013	53	67	63	69	52	73	53

top 5 Worst Crashes

Reference	Date	Latitude	Longitude	Casualties	Vehicles	Speed Limit
470801770	01/03/2008 10:29	50.833734	0.164555	19	1	60
471302375	13/05/2013 11:36	51.008867	0.222268	12	2	50
47S003785	05/10/1999 08:40	50.759794	0.208218	10	3	60
470908999	01/12/2009 07:59	50.818032	0.162551	10	1	60
47S002599	13/03/1999 17:00	50.823521	0.348392	8	5	60

Crash Reference 470801770 the Worst Crash in Wealden

On 01/03/2008 at 10:29 there was a slight accident on the C0. The C0 is a single carriageway with a speed limit of 60mph. The was daylight and the weather was windy with dry road conditions. A police officer attended the scene of the accident

Casualties

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Car Passenger

Rear seat passenger

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Car Passenger

Rear seat passenger

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Vehicles

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

North East

Vehicle Direction was To

South West

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Vehicle Leaving Carriageway

Nearside

Hit Object Off Carriageway

Other permanent object

1st Point of Impact

Nearside

Was Vehicle Left Hand Drive?

Yes

Journey Purpose of Driver

Journey as part of work

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

8300

Propulsion Code

Heavy oil

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Crash Reference 471302375 the Second Worst Crash in Wealden

On 13/05/2013 at 11:36 there was a serious accident on the C0. The C0 is a single carriageway with a speed limit of 50mph and the junction was a T or staggered junction. The was daylight and the weather was no windy with dry road conditions. A police officer did not attend the scene of the accident

Casualties

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car occupant

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Serious

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Serious

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Serious

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Serious

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Vehicles

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

North East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Junction Location

Mid Junction - on roundabout or on main road

Vehicle Leaving Carriageway

Nearside and overturned

Hit Object Off Carriageway

Tree

1st Point of Impact

Front

Was Vehicle Left Hand Drive?

Yes

Journey Purpose of Driver

Journey as part of work

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

6871

Propulsion Code

Heavy oil

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Moving off

Vehicle Direction was From

North East

Vehicle Direction was To

South East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Junction Location

Entering main road

1st Point of Impact

Front

Was Vehicle Left Hand Drive?

Yes

Journey Purpose of Driver

Not known

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

1975

Propulsion Code

Petrol

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Crash Reference 47s003785 the Third Worst Crash in Wealden

On 05/10/1999 at 08:40 there was a serious accident on the A259. The A259 is a single carriageway with a speed limit of 60mph and the junction was a T or staggered junction. The was daylight and the weather was no windy with dry road conditions. A police officer did not attend the scene of the accident

Casualties

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Serious

Casualty Type

Goods vehicle (over 3.5t. and under 7.5t.) occupant

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Goods vehicle (over 3.5t. and under 7.5t.) occupant

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Goods vehicle (7.5 tonnes mgw and over) occupant

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

-1

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Goods vehicle (over 3.5t. and under 7.5t.) occupant

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

Home Area Type

Small town

Vehicles

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Goods over 3.5t. and under 7.5t

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Turning right

Vehicle Direction was From

West

Vehicle Direction was To

South East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Skidding and Overturning

Skidded

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

3908

Propulsion Code

Heavy oil

Age of Vehicle

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

East

Vehicle Direction was To

West

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Skidding and Overturning

Skidded

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Waiting to turn right

Vehicle Direction was From

South East

Vehicle Direction was To

East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Skidding and Overturning

Skidded

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

3792

Propulsion Code

Heavy oil

Age of Vehicle

Crash Reference 470908999

On 01/12/2009 at 07:59 there was a serious accident on the C0. The C0 is a single carriageway with a speed limit of 60mph. The was daylight and the weather was no windy with frost or ice road conditions. A police officer did not attend the scene of the accident

Casualties

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Serious

Pedestrian Location

On footway or verge

Casualty Type

Pedestrian

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Pedestrian Location

On footway or verge

Casualty Type

Pedestrian

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats) occupant

Home Area Type

Rural

Vehicles

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Minibus (8 - 16 passenger seats)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

North

Vehicle Direction was To

South East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

Skidding and Overturning

Skidded and overturned

Vehicle Leaving Carriageway

Offside and jackknifed

1st Point of Impact

Front

Was Vehicle Left Hand Drive?

Yes

Journey Purpose of Driver

Taking pupil to/from school

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

2400

Propulsion Code

Heavy oil

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Crash Reference 47s002599

On 13/03/1999 at 17:00 there was a slight accident on the A259. The A259 is a single carriageway with a speed limit of 60mph and the junction was a T or staggered junction. The was daylight and the weather was no windy with dry road conditions. A police officer did not attend the scene of the accident

Casualties

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

-1

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Car Passenger

Front seat passenger

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Car Passenger

Front seat passenger

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Female

Age

Severity

Slight

Car Passenger

Front seat passenger

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Home Area Type

Urban area

Casualty Reference

Vehicle Reference

Gender

Male

Age

Severity

Slight

Casualty Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicles

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Turning right

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

South East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

1st Point of Impact

Back

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

North East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

1298

Propulsion Code

Petrol

Age of Vehicle

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

North East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

1390

Propulsion Code

Petrol

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

North East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

1st Point of Impact

Front

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

1988

Propulsion Code

Petrol

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Vehicle Reference

Vehicle Type

Car (including private hire cars) (1979-2004)

Vehicle Manoeuvre

Going ahead other

Vehicle Direction was From

South West

Vehicle Direction was To

North East

Vehicle Location Restricted Lane

On main c'way - not in restricted lane

1st Point of Impact

Back

Age of Driver

Engine Capacity (cc)

1389

Propulsion Code

Petrol

Age of Vehicle

Driver Home Area Type

Urban area

Car Accidents in Wealden

Number of Crashes

Number of Casualties

Number of Vehicles

Wealden Compared to East Sussex in 2020

Comparing Wealden to Nearby Districts

Number of Female and Male Accidents

Number of Casualties by Severity Type

Number of Casualties by Driver, Passenger, and Pedestrians

Number of Crashes per day of the Week

top 5 Worst Crashes

Crash Reference 470801770 the Worst Crash in Wealden

Crash Reference 471302375 the Second Worst Crash in Wealden

Crash Reference 47s003785 the Third Worst Crash in Wealden

Crash Reference 470908999

Crash Reference 47s002599