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Mid Sussex road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 1999, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (595), and casualties fell from 827.

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

Collisions in 1999
533
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
753
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight43081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight63584%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 533, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (19%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.2%)
  • February35 (6.6%)
  • March43 (8.1%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June53 (9.9%)
  • July38 (7.1%)
  • August51 (9.6%)
  • September45 (8.4%)
  • October41 (7.7%)
  • November49 (9.2%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (61%)
  • Wet or damp192 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph204 (38%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 60 mph200 (38%)
  • 70 mph69 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35164 (22%)
  • 36 to 45106 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (68%)
  • Passenger181 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car855 (78%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 158th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 1999

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 1999: 70, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237010829
2ndA272364907
3rdA273314005
4thB2028304107
5thA22273814
6thA264193116
7thB2110172107
8thB2036163706
9thB2112121501
10thA281111303
11thB211391801
12thB211691302
13thB21147711
14thA22206802
15thB21116700
16thB21155702
17thB21174901
18thB21184500
19thB21844400
20thM2341000

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1999

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 1999: 68.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 1999

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 1999: 121.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years