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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1991, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (565), and casualties fell from 846.

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

Collisions in 1991
536
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
720
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight44282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious10815%
  • Slight60284%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 536, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (10%)
  • February35 (6.5%)
  • March43 (8%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May44 (8.2%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August44 (8.2%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October43 (8%)
  • November40 (7.5%)
  • December38 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (59%)
  • Wet or damp199 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (35%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph244 (46%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20157 (22%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35150 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (66%)
  • Passenger183 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (76%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 155th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1991

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1991: 101, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23101154319
2ndA272577906
3rdB2028274115
4thA273232725
5thA22222812
6thB2036202304
7thB2110162404
8thB2112152304
9thB2113151502
10thA264131913
11thB2116101011
12thB211491501
13thA28171003
14thB21113300
15thB20372200
16thB21172201
17thB21842200
18thM232401
19thA2791201
20thB21151201

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1991

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1991: 71.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1991

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1991: 167.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years