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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1994, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1993 (436), and casualties rose from 627.

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

Collisions in 1994
460
Up 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
670
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight56885%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 460, up 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (10%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March33 (7.2%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August29 (6.3%)
  • September32 (7%)
  • October45 (9.8%)
  • November43 (9.3%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (59%)
  • Wet or damp161 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph178 (39%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph182 (40%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20119 (18%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (78%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1994.

Collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1994

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1994: 55, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235588115
2ndA22406717
3rdA272354515
4thA273243603
5thB2028223405
6thB2036183113
7thA264141500
8thB2110141802
9thB2112121700
10thB21138802
11thB211471103
12thB211571201
13thB21166702
14thA222041001
15thB21184901
16thA2813500
17thB21843300
18thA20111100
19thB21111101
20thB21171200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1994

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1994: 67.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1994

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1994: 117.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years