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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1993, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1992 (513), and casualties fell from 788.

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

Collisions in 1993
436
Down 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
627
Down 20% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight35080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight52484%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 436, down 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday92 (21%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.5%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June24 (5.5%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August23 (5.3%)
  • September38 (8.7%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (55%)
  • Wet or damp189 (43%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph169 (39%)
  • 40 mph65 (15%)
  • 60 mph164 (38%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (63%)
  • Passenger184 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1993.

Collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1993

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1993: 66, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2366100512
2ndA272386534
3rdA22334102
4thA273314917
5thB2028263503
6thA264223103
7thB2036152503
8thB2110142104
9thB2116111202
10thB2112101503
11thB211471200
12thA22206701
13thA28161211
14thB21135501
15thB21113300
16thB21152200
17thB21182210
18thB21842200
19thA2791100
20thB21171200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1993

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1993: 60.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1993

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1993: 107.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years