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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1997, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (479), and casualties rose from 688.

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

Collisions in 1997
530
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
741
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight44083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight63085%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 530, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March31 (5.8%)
  • April38 (7.2%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June50 (9.4%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September32 (6%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (64%)
  • Wet or damp175 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (41%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph202 (38%)
  • 70 mph64 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (72%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35157 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7529 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (66%)
  • Passenger187 (25%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (79%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Mid Sussex

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Sussex ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 164th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1997

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1997: 67, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2367123310
2ndA22344004
3rdA273344206
4thA272284618
5thB2028273714
6thA264243001
7thB2110202801
8thB2036192403
9thB2112192602
10thB2114151813
11thB2116101503
12thB211391001
13thA2817902
14thB211771304
15thA23004400
16thB21184600
17thA22203300
18thA2792200
19thB21112301
20thB21152200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1997

East Grinstead and Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1997, with 69 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1997

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1997: 126.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years