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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1996, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (461), and casualties rose from 675.

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

Collisions in 1996
479
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
688
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight58084%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 479, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March46 (9.6%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May30 (6.3%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September44 (9.2%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December45 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (57%)
  • Wet or damp187 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (38%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph212 (44%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20121 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35139 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger186 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1996.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1996

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1996: 53, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235378211
2ndA272365715
3rdA273314216
4thA22263305
5thB2110264105
6thB2028253007
7thA264233305
8thB2036223812
9thB2112111700
10thB2116111201
11thB211391000
12thB21147901
13thB211771302
14thA22204703
15thA2814601
16thB21154801
17thB21182300
18thB21842300
19thM232200
20thA241100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1996

Burgess Hill had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1996: 56.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1996

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1996: 124.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years