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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1980, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (587), and casualties fell from 822.

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

Collisions in 1980
554
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
798
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious15829%
  • Slight38369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious21927%
  • Slight56371%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 554, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March44 (7.9%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June47 (8.5%)
  • July37 (6.7%)
  • August43 (7.8%)
  • September55 (9.9%)
  • October52 (9.4%)
  • November44 (7.9%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (61%)
  • Wet or damp196 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (40%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph168 (30%)
  • 70 mph110 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (20%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20219 (27%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (62%)
  • Passenger244 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (67%)
  • Motorcycle153 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mid Sussex

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 167th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1980

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1980: 82, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2382151223
2ndA224657012
3rdA2723548211
4thB21103040010
5thB2028222704
6thA2732143010
7thA264172934
8thB2036152425
9thB2116152403
10thB2112131413
11thM23122504
12thB2114101503
13thB21139903
14thB211571004
15thA2816700
16thA2795604
17thA20113300
18thB21112400
19thB21842201
20thB3141101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1980

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1980: 78.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1980

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1980: 142.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years