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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2002, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2001 (499), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 2002
486
Down 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
650
Down 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight56787%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 486, down 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (18%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February45 (9.3%)
  • March41 (8.4%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August38 (7.8%)
  • September35 (7.2%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November48 (9.9%)
  • December29 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (60%)
  • Wet or damp181 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph169 (35%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35144 (22%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (70%)
  • Passenger142 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 163rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2002

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2002, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2002

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2002: 58, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23588605
2ndA22364613
3rdA272364417
4thB2028283905
5thB2110253715
6thB2036212604
7thA264203204
8thA273152712
9thA222091001
10thB211291203
11thB211691302
12thA28161202
13thB21156800
14thA23005602
15thB21184400
16thB21113301
17thB21143500
18thM233700
19thB21132400
20thB21172401

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2002

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2002: 67.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2002

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2002: 110.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years