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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1988, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (533), and casualties fell from 747.

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

Collisions in 1988
500
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
674
Down 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1988

2.4% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight38878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight52978%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 500, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (10%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday67 (13%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February35 (7%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April40 (8%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July42 (8.4%)
  • August39 (7.8%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October35 (7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December47 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (57%)
  • Wet or damp203 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (38%)
  • 40 mph25 (5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph218 (44%)
  • 70 mph58 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (25%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (65%)
  • Passenger177 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1988.

Collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1988

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1988: 115, including 7 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23115180725
2ndA272364304
3rdA273273505
4thB2028253824
5thA22232713
6thB2036182505
7thB2110162301
8thA264151905
9thB2112131702
10thB2116121404
11thB211481104
12thB21136602
13thA2794603
14thB21154401
15thB21113300
16thA2812300
17thB21172300
18thB21842301
19thA3031100
20thB20231101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1988

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1988: 69.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1988

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1988: 136.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years