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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1982, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (575), and casualties rose from 798.

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

Collisions in 1982
608
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
850
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious16828%
  • Slight42770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious22026%
  • Slight61773%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 608, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (11%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.9%)
  • February54 (8.9%)
  • March57 (9.4%)
  • April35 (5.8%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June47 (7.7%)
  • July50 (8.2%)
  • August56 (9.2%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October49 (8.1%)
  • November57 (9.4%)
  • December49 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (59%)
  • Wet or damp224 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (42%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph221 (36%)
  • 70 mph67 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (21%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20273 (32%)
  • 21 to 25115 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (13%)
  • 36 to 4576 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (62%)
  • Passenger237 (28%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (67%)
  • Motorcycle177 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 148th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1982

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1982: 101, including 7 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23101171736
2ndA272466709
3rdA224157010
4thA264314407
5thA273313905
6thB2028314035
7thB2110283907
8thB20362037011
9thB2112111204
10thB2116101105
11thM239900
12thB211481014
13thA28161103
14thB21156603
15thB21132200
16thB21172401
17thA2791101
18thB21111100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1982

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1982: 79.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1982

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1982: 144.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years