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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2010, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (370), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 2010
323
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
451
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2010

1.2% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight39086%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 323, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February27 (8.4%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May32 (9.9%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September41 (13%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November32 (9.9%)
  • December14 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph108 (33%)
  • 40 mph29 (9%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph107 (33%)
  • 70 mph51 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2572 (16%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (18%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (70%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2010.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2010

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds, Mid Sussex, RH15 9BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2010, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2010

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2010: 54, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235495110
2ndA272243204
3rdA273222914
4thB2036192811
5thA264162003
6thB2110141904
7thA22121600
8thB2028121402
9thB21136602
10thB21145600
11thB21113301
12thA23002300
13thB21122200
14thB21162201
15thB21172400
16thA2811100
17thB20371100
18thB21151200
19thB22101101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2010

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2010: 33.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2010

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2010: 92.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years