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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2000, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1999 (533), and casualties fell from 753.

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

Collisions in 2000
452
Down 15% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
643
Down 15% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight38485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight55987%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 452, down 15% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February51 (11%)
  • March38 (8.4%)
  • April24 (5.3%)
  • May41 (9.1%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July32 (7.1%)
  • August39 (8.6%)
  • September30 (6.6%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (55%)
  • Wet or damp184 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph164 (36%)
  • 40 mph45 (10%)
  • 60 mph176 (39%)
  • 70 mph66 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (70%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (67%)
  • Passenger152 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2000.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2000

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2000: 63, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236311216
2ndA22263406
3rdA272263513
4thB2028253702
5thB2110254515
6thA273212504
7thB2036182904
8thA264162003
9thB211691101
10thB21128802
11thB21148900
12thB211371202
13thB21174702
14thA22203300
15thA2813500
16thB21113300
17thA22002200
18thA23002310
19thB21152501
20thB21842300

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2000

Burgess Hill had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2000: 50.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2000

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2000: 115.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years