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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1984, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1983 (548), and casualties rose from 736.

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

Collisions in 1984
644
Up 18% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
913
Up 24% on 1983
Fatal collisions
23
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1984

3.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.6%
  • Serious16325%
  • Slight45871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.2%
  • Serious22224%
  • Slight66273%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 644, up 18% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.3%)
  • February34 (5.3%)
  • March23 (3.6%)
  • April45 (7%)
  • May47 (7.3%)
  • June59 (9.2%)
  • July74 (11%)
  • August56 (8.7%)
  • September57 (8.9%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November63 (9.8%)
  • December53 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (58%)
  • Wet or damp254 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (38%)
  • 40 mph63 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph264 (41%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (17%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6%)
  • 16 to 20269 (29%)
  • 21 to 25149 (16%)
  • 26 to 35122 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5553 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7530 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (64%)
  • Passenger249 (27%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (70%)
  • Motorcycle159 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 134th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1984

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1984: 119, including 9 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23119198938
2ndA272496639
3rdA22445807
4thA273324107
5thA264253114
6thB2028253308
7thB2110213006
8thA281143222
9thB2036141805
10thB2112142515
11thB2113142303
12thB2116101304
13thB211471200
14thA2794401
15thB21154501
16thB21112200
17thB21841100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1984

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1984: 82.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1984

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1984: 151.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years