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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1985, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (644), and casualties fell from 913.

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

Collisions in 1985
598
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
835
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious15826%
  • Slight43072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious19824%
  • Slight62675%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 598, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (4.5%)
  • February44 (7.4%)
  • March40 (6.7%)
  • April46 (7.7%)
  • May50 (8.4%)
  • June55 (9.2%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September58 (9.7%)
  • October41 (6.9%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December58 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (62%)
  • Wet or damp211 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (43%)
  • 40 mph52 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph234 (39%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (20%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20240 (29%)
  • 21 to 25102 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (15%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (61%)
  • Passenger248 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (69%)
  • Motorcycle162 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Mid Sussex

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 145th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1985

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1985: 100, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23100183139
2ndA22475808
3rdA2724770013
4thA273252715
5thB2028233414
6thA264212716
7thB2110213008
8thB2116203008
9thB2036172705
10thB2113141804
11thB2112111202
12thB2114101301
13thA28181405
14thB211561102
15thA2793301
16thB21112200
17thB21842201

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1985

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1985: 82.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1985

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1985: 141.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years