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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1995, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (460), and casualties rose from 670.

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

Collisions in 1995
461
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
675
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1995

1.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight38684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight58186%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 461, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February42 (9.1%)
  • March33 (7.2%)
  • April23 (5%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June32 (6.9%)
  • July39 (8.5%)
  • August45 (9.8%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October41 (8.9%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (58%)
  • Wet or damp176 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (38%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph215 (47%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (73%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (18%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (64%)
  • Passenger181 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1995.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1995

The A272 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1995: 44, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272445636
2ndA23425703
3rdA273304308
4thB2028304516
5thA22273806
6thB2110255125
7thB2114202612
8thA264162603
9thB2112131410
10thB2036122202
11thA2816600
12thB21115600
13thB21135700
14thB21154601
15thA22203402
16thB21162200
17thB21172200
18thB21182300
19thA2791100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1995

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1995: 72.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1995

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1995: 124.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years