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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2003, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (486), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2003
438
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
598
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2003

3.2% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight35882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight50885%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 438, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February39 (8.9%)
  • March22 (5%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May25 (5.7%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.7%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (61%)
  • Wet or damp152 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (40%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph152 (35%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20104 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (72%)
  • Passenger131 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (78%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2003.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2003

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2003, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2003

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2003: 54, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235475310
2ndB2028314513
3rdA272283603
4thA22273104
5thB2110223013
6thA273213132
7thB2036182504
8thA264142202
9thB2112121702
10thB2114102232
11thB21168901
12thA23005800
13thA2814901
14thB21134502
15thB21113400
16thA22201100
17thA241100
18thB21151100
19thB21171300
20thB21181100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2003

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2003

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2003: 105.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years