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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2009, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (358), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2009
370
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
504
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight42284%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 370, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (19%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday39 (11%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.4%)
  • February32 (8.6%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April21 (5.7%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June21 (5.7%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August20 (5.4%)
  • September27 (7.3%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (55%)
  • Wet or damp148 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph133 (36%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (29%)
  • 70 mph66 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2096 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (68%)
  • Passenger128 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (79%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Sussex ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 166th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2009

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty, Mid Sussex, RH17 5RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2009, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2009

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2009: 72, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237210607
2ndA272364926
3rdA273203315
4thB2110182002
5thA264152303
6thB2028152201
7thB2036152102
8thA22141504
9thB2116111201
10thB21138801
11thB211271204
12thB21146702
13thB211751202
14thA2813400
15thB21153302
16thB21183300
17thA22202301
18thB21842200
19thA20281200
20thA23001100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2009

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2009: 41.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2009

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2009: 107.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years