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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2007, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (418), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2007
424
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
567
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2007

2.4% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight46682%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 424, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March39 (9.2%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May38 (9%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July32 (7.5%)
  • August37 (8.7%)
  • September41 (9.7%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December21 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (59%)
  • Wet or damp163 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph171 (40%)
  • 40 mph44 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (29%)
  • 70 mph62 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (71%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 166th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2007

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2007, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2007

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2007: 65, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23659219
2ndB2036253617
3rdA273243505
4thA272222913
5thB2110202726
6thB2028172302
7thA22161803
8thB2116131511
9thB2112111802
10thA26491103
11thB211781103
12thA23005810
13thB21114401
14thB21154600
15thA2813401
16thB21133301
17thB21143300
18thA22202200
19thB21182201
20thB11100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2007

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2007: 51.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2007

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2007: 121.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years