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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1989, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (500), and casualties rose from 674.

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

Collisions in 1989
528
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
741
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious12624%
  • Slight38773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious15821%
  • Slight56877%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 528, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday108 (20%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.5%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March40 (7.6%)
  • April34 (6.4%)
  • May26 (4.9%)
  • June45 (8.5%)
  • July51 (9.7%)
  • August44 (8.3%)
  • September45 (8.5%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November51 (9.7%)
  • December46 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (58%)
  • Wet or damp207 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph179 (34%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph238 (45%)
  • 70 mph65 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (70%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20206 (28%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (76%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1989.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1989

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1989: 116, including 7 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23116178731
2ndA272405418
3rdA22243105
4thA273243505
5thB2110233308
6thB2028193026
7thB2036182404
8thA264161906
9thB2112162604
10thB21167701
11thA28161101
12thB21155500
13thB21114601
14thA2793300
15thB21143600
16thA20111101
17thB20371100
18thB21131100
19thB21171100
20thB21841100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1989

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1989: 82.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1989

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1989: 142.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years