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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1979, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,636 collisions in Mid Sussex.

Collisions in 1979
587
Casualties in 1979
822
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious17830%
  • Slight39467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious22627%
  • Slight57870%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 587.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.2%)
  • February41 (7%)
  • March37 (6.3%)
  • April56 (9.5%)
  • May45 (7.7%)
  • June45 (7.7%)
  • July64 (11%)
  • August48 (8.2%)
  • September50 (8.5%)
  • October45 (7.7%)
  • November52 (8.9%)
  • December56 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (56%)
  • Wet or damp207 (35%)
  • Frost or ice45 (7.7%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph221 (38%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph147 (25%)
  • 70 mph160 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (17%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (27%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (58%)
  • Passenger257 (31%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (67%)
  • Motorcycle143 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Mid Sussex

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 150th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1979

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1979: 115, including 4 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23115190443
2ndA2724969016
3rdA22344807
4thA2733450110
5thB2028304129
6thB2036182514
7thA264172308
8thB2110172206
9thB2112121705
10thB2114121814
11thB2116101203
12thM2391710
13thB211381004
14thB21156802
15thA2815701
16thB21114500
17thB20372200
18thB21842210

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1979

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1979: 74.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1979

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1979: 150.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years