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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1990, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1989 (528), and casualties rose from 741.

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

Collisions in 1990
565
Up 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
846
Up 14% on 1989
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1990

2.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious12322%
  • Slight42776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious16720%
  • Slight65878%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 565, up 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.4%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March37 (6.5%)
  • April37 (6.5%)
  • May50 (8.8%)
  • June50 (8.8%)
  • July53 (9.4%)
  • August48 (8.5%)
  • September38 (6.7%)
  • October55 (9.7%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December49 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (59%)
  • Wet or damp216 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (35%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph267 (47%)
  • 70 mph49 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (6%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6%)
  • 16 to 20209 (25%)
  • 21 to 25135 (16%)
  • 26 to 35138 (16%)
  • 36 to 45101 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (60%)
  • Passenger263 (31%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car771 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Mid Sussex

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 166th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1990

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1990: 106, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23106188529
2ndA272488229
3rdA22334107
4thB20283044011
5thA273294526
6thB2036212806
7thA264172402
8thB2112161905
9thB2110121500
10thB2116101201
11thB211491613
12thA28181410
13thB211371001
14thA2796610
15thA20113502
16thB21153401
17thM233500
18thB21842200
19thB20371200
20thB21171100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1990

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1990: 75.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1990

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1990: 156.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years