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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2011, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2010 (323), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 2011
392
Up 21% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
539
Up 20% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2011

1.8% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight31881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight46085%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 392, up 21% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February39 (9.9%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September33 (8.4%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph172 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph89 (23%)
  • 70 mph80 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (21%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2081 (15%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (69%)
  • Passenger119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 137th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2011

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2011, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2011

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2011: 84, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2384138210
2ndA272304603
3rdB2110253928
4thA273243627
5thB2028151704
6thB2036151704
7thA264141903
8thA22101200
9thB21138902
10thB21167702
11thB211261100
12thB21146901
13thA22202300
14thB21152201
15thB21172200
16thA23001200
17thA2811100
18thB21111100
19thB21181101
20thB21441200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2011

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2011: 60.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2011

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2011: 117.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years