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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1987, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (576), and casualties fell from 828.

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

Collisions in 1987
533
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
747
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1987

3.2% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious13024%
  • Slight38672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious18625%
  • Slight54473%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 533, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.4%)
  • February39 (7.3%)
  • March32 (6%)
  • April44 (8.3%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June41 (7.7%)
  • July52 (9.8%)
  • August42 (7.9%)
  • September47 (8.8%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December44 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (55%)
  • Wet or damp212 (40%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (34%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph248 (47%)
  • 70 mph65 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (12%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20181 (24%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (14%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (60%)
  • Passenger215 (29%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (74%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 162nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1987

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1987: 124, including 7 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23124195738
2ndA22344423
3rdA272334007
4thA273253525
5thA264232904
6thB2110233707
7thB20282130110
8thB2116162105
9thB2112151903
10thB2036141801
11thB2114122101
12thB2113101204
13thA28161611
14thB21156711
15thB21172200
16thA3101301
17thB21111100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1987

Burgess Hill had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1987: 60.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1987

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1987: 146.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years