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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2005, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (409), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 2005
389
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
520
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2005

2.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight43984%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 389, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March37 (9.5%)
  • April37 (9.5%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July25 (6.4%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September29 (7.5%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (59%)
  • Wet or damp151 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (44%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (30%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (72%)
  • Passenger114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Sussex ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2005.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2005

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2005, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2005

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2005: 53, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23538438
2ndA272445443
3rdB2028273615
4thA22182001
5thA273182603
6thA264171904
7thB2110152103
8thB2112141902
9thB2036121512
10thB2116111201
11thB211561003
12thB21115702
13thA2814400
14thB21133300
15thB21143300
16thB21173500
17thA23002800
18thB21842200
19thA20281301
20thA22201301

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2005

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2005: 60.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2005

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2005: 96.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years