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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2012, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (392), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 2012
332
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
436
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6620%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight36183%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 332, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February22 (6.6%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July22 (6.6%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (66%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph146 (44%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph101 (30%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (74%)
  • Passenger86 (20%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 167th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2012

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2012, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2012

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2012: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23415805
2ndB21102333011
3rdB2028223204
4thA272192721
5thB2036192604
6thA273182404
7thA22162000
8thB2113101001
9thA26481004
10thB211281100
11thB21167801
12thB21177901
13thB211461102
14thA2814702
15thB21114601
16thB21154401
17thB21183400
18thA22202201
19thA23002300

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2012

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2012: 46.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2012

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2012: 89.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years