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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1992, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (536), and casualties rose from 720.

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

Collisions in 1992
513
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
788
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1992

2.3% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight41681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight66985%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 513, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday102 (20%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February41 (8%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May54 (11%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July47 (9.2%)
  • August31 (6%)
  • September44 (8.6%)
  • October50 (9.7%)
  • November36 (7%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (57%)
  • Wet or damp205 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (34%)
  • 40 mph97 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph207 (40%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (71%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20165 (21%)
  • 21 to 25141 (18%)
  • 26 to 35139 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5581 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (60%)
  • Passenger256 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car786 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 163rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1992

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1992: 79, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2379158313
2ndA272416715
3rdA22334108
4thB2028274213
5thA273254403
6thA264223012
7thB2036213822
8thB2110172312
9thB2114142403
10thB2116111202
11thB2113101002
12thB211291401
13thA28171103
14thA20115601
15thB21154501
16thA22203300
17thB21113601
18thM233301
19thA2792200
20thB21172201

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1992

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1992: 62.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1992

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1992: 129.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years