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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2001, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (452), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 2001
499
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
736
Up 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2001

2.4% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight39679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious11115%
  • Slight61383%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 499, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday65 (13%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May46 (9.2%)
  • June45 (9%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August46 (9.2%)
  • September27 (5.4%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (62%)
  • Wet or damp165 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (40%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph195 (39%)
  • 70 mph64 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20119 (16%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35161 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (66%)
  • Passenger196 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (79%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Sussex

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Sussex ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 168th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2001

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2001, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2001

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2001: 65, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236511334
2ndA272334503
3rdA273284505
4thA22273206
5thB2028274506
6thB2110213323
7thA264203005
8thB2036182915
9thB2112142403
10thB2116111302
11thB211491110
12thA230061000
13thB21186800
14thB21175813
15thA2813501
16thB21133301
17thB21153400
18thA22202300
19thA20111200
20thA20371100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2001

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2001: 59.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2001

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2001, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years