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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1986, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (598), and casualties fell from 835.

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

Collisions in 1986
576
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
828
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight44677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious14117%
  • Slight66881%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 576, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8%)
  • February33 (5.7%)
  • March54 (9.4%)
  • April28 (4.9%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June49 (8.5%)
  • July48 (8.3%)
  • August37 (6.4%)
  • September41 (7.1%)
  • October75 (13%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (57%)
  • Wet or damp224 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph243 (42%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (16%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20216 (26%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (14%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (60%)
  • Passenger245 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (72%)
  • Motorcycle140 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Mid Sussex

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 160th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1986

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1986: 126, including 11 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA231262321128
2ndA272384908
3rdA22374614
4thA2733138112
5thB2028242815
6thB2110202717
7thB2112162403
8thA264131301
9thB2036122603
10thB2114111101
11thB211371000
12thA2816811
13thB21166701
14thB21155700
15thB21174600
16thA2793401
17thB21113401
18thB1831200
19thB20371200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1986

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1986: 58.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1986

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1986: 113.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1986, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years