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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1983, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (608), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 1983
548
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
736
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious13024%
  • Slight40273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious16823%
  • Slight55275%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 548, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday110 (20%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.5%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April40 (7.3%)
  • May38 (6.9%)
  • June41 (7.5%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August50 (9.1%)
  • September48 (8.8%)
  • October50 (9.1%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December54 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (65%)
  • Wet or damp167 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (42%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph207 (38%)
  • 70 mph54 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (19%)
  • Cyclist74 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20221 (30%)
  • 21 to 2577 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7552 (7.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (67%)
  • Passenger185 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (69%)
  • Motorcycle142 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 157th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1983

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1983: 93, including 6 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2393158627
2ndA272405016
3rdA22344211
4thA264263717
5thA273253915
6thB2110233022
7thB2028212603
8thB2036203004
9thB2116181914
10thB2112111204
11thB21138902
12thB21147903
13thA2795602
14thA2814802
15thB21113303
16thB21153301
17thA242400
18thA20111101
19thB21181100
20thM231100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1983

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1983: 71.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1983

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1983: 146.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years