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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2006, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2005 (389), and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 2006
418
Up 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
584
Up 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight33981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight49184%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 418, up 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July41 (9.8%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (60%)
  • Wet or damp165 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph148 (35%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph126 (30%)
  • 70 mph85 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20101 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (68%)
  • Passenger152 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2006.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2006

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty, Mid Sussex, RH17 5RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2006, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2006

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2006: 85, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2385132110
2ndA272334506
3rdB2028202312
4thB2110192903
5thA273182913
6thB2036172203
7thA22161913
8thA264162706
9thB211491302
10thB211691211
11thB21127700
12thA2816812
13thA23005600
14thB21155502
15thA22204700
16thB21112200
17thB20261100
18thB21131100
19thB21841100
20thM231100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2006

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2006: 49.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2006

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2006: 110.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2006, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years