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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1998, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1997 (530), and casualties rose from 741.

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

Collisions in 1998
595
Up 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
827
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight50284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight71586%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 595, up 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.4%)
  • February45 (7.6%)
  • March41 (6.9%)
  • April41 (6.9%)
  • May39 (6.6%)
  • June72 (12%)
  • July50 (8.4%)
  • August43 (7.2%)
  • September45 (7.6%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November50 (8.4%)
  • December53 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (56%)
  • Wet or damp230 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph221 (37%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 60 mph238 (40%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (10%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (19%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (16%)
  • 46 to 5595 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider572 (69%)
  • Passenger199 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (78%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 138th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1998

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1998: 64, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2364101111
2ndA22446106
3rdB2028374914
4thA272365604
5thA273305106
6thB2110304523
7thA264233413
8thB2112182404
9thB2036172402
10thB2114121502
11thB2116111503
12thA230071201
13thA22206800
14thA2816602
15thB21186801
16thB21135911
17thB211751402
18thB21844502
19thM234401
20thB21153400

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1998

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1998: 77.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1998

RH19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years