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Mid Sussex road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,636 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025, and 28,750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 394 were fatal and 4,264 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 270 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (268), and casualties fell from 353 to 351.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,636
161st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,750
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
394
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
270
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Mid Sussex

1.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3941.9%
  • Serious4,26421%
  • Slight15,97877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4441.5%
  • Serious5,19018%
  • Slight23,11680%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. In 2025 there were 270, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 270
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025270351
2024268353
2023292365
2022265349
2021224292
2020253323
2019318437
2018300414
2017331458
2016360493
2015363476
2014370527
2013373516
2012332436
2011392539
2010323451
2009370504
2008358519
2007424567
2006418584
2005389520
2004409572
2003438598
2002486650
2001499736
2000452643
1999533753
1998595827
1997530741
1996479688
1995461675
1994460670
1993436627
1992513788
1991536720
1990565846
1989528741
1988500674
1987533747
1986576828
1985598835
1984644913
1983548736
1982608850
1981575798
1980554798
1979587822

When and where crashes happen in Mid Sussex

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,754 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,984 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,986 (14%)
  • Thursday3,058 (15%)
  • Friday3,386 (16%)
  • Saturday2,915 (14%)
  • Sunday2,553 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59750 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59453 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,079 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,254 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,466 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,708 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,076 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,850 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,704 (8.3%)
  • February1,566 (7.6%)
  • March1,520 (7.4%)
  • April1,450 (7%)
  • May1,690 (8.2%)
  • June1,760 (8.5%)
  • July1,810 (8.8%)
  • August1,664 (8.1%)
  • September1,770 (8.6%)
  • October1,933 (9.4%)
  • November1,999 (9.7%)
  • December1,770 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,756 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,833 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,751 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown213 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit83 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,902 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,859 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds504 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds291 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist199 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds101 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other479 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded281 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,431 (60%)
  • Wet or damp7,486 (36%)
  • Frost or ice503 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep110 (0.5%)
  • Snow87 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph109 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph8,244 (40%)
  • 40 mph1,912 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph584 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph7,262 (35%)
  • 70 mph2,520 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,461 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway2,706 (13%)
  • Roundabout890 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road506 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,217 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,335 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,464 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,841 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant927 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)302 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant207 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant181 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant146 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant102 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5479 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10791 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,432 (5%)
  • 16 to 205,843 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,735 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,237 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,733 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,964 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,976 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 751,336 (4.6%)
  • Over 751,053 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded171 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,946 (66%)
  • Passenger7,340 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,464 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28,922 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,380 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,140 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,894 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,331 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach295 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car283 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle251 (0.6%)
  • Minibus158 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle40 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Mid Sussex

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Sussex

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Sussex ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 161st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
158thLancaster20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon20,77830,0736575,910
160thNewark and Sherwood20,64629,7975404,860
161stMid Sussex (this area)20,63628,7503944,264
162ndCanterbury20,51527,2143543,817
163rdBassetlaw20,36429,1894924,801
164thSlough20,31326,1802172,708

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex, with 445 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025: 3,184, including 118 fatal and 680 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA233,1845,187118680
2ndA2721,5292,15133285
3rdA221,1251,42012190
4thA2731,0661,56328227
5thB20281,0331,40222211
6thB21108891,25920209
7thB20368001,15913183
8thA2647641,05811170
9thB21125066924105
10thB21164365306107
11thB21143775481174
12thB2113303368163
13thA281223335966
14thB2115172237244
15thB2111103128019
16thB2117100166227
17thA222095140021
18thA230092146218
19thM2373112113
20thB21187096212

Towns in Mid Sussex

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025: 2,651.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025: 5,214.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex

Of the latest 24 crashes in Mid Sussex, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity