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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1981, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (554), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1981
575
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
798
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious15928%
  • Slight40170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious19725%
  • Slight58373%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 575, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (11%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.7%)
  • February36 (6.3%)
  • March48 (8.3%)
  • April39 (6.8%)
  • May51 (8.9%)
  • June47 (8.2%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August39 (6.8%)
  • September63 (11%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November50 (8.7%)
  • December54 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (56%)
  • Wet or damp226 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph228 (40%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph223 (39%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (24%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20255 (32%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7535 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (60%)
  • Passenger238 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (65%)
  • Motorcycle196 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 155th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1981

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1981: 95, including 7 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2395176727
2ndA2724669018
3rdA224248010
4thA273375117
5thB20282526010
6thB2110222804
7thB2036202918
8thA264192604
9thB2112132102
10thB2116121505
11thA2797701
12thB21135602
13thB21145502
14thB21155912
15thM235802
16thB21174610
17thA2813302
18thA20111100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1981

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1981: 86.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1981

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1981: 154.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1981, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years