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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2008, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (424), and casualties fell from 567.

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

Collisions in 2008
358
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
519
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight27978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8717%
  • Slight42882%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 358, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February37 (10%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July35 (9.8%)
  • August33 (9.2%)
  • September26 (7.3%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp129 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph119 (33%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph116 (32%)
  • 70 mph62 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • 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 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2008.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2008

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2008, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2008

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2008: 63, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2363111210
2ndB2028243202
3rdA272223103
4thA273223707
5thB2110192615
6thB2036172303
7thA264151906
8thA2291104
9thB21166711
10thA22204601
11thA23003902
12thB21123500
13thB21143401
14thB21132300
15thB21182200
16thB21842200
17thA2811101
18thB21001100
19thB2111200
20thB21111100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2008

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2008: 39.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2008

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years