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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2013, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2012 (332), and casualties rose from 436.

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

Collisions in 2013
373
Up 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
516
Up 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7721%
  • Slight28977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight41881%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 373, up 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.7%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May31 (8.3%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August23 (6.2%)
  • September22 (5.9%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph161 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph124 (33%)
  • 70 mph30 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (68%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (70%)
  • Passenger99 (19%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 130th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2013

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds, Mid Sussex, RH15 9BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2013, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2013

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2013: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23374906
2ndB2036283717
3rdA273264425
4thA272213315
5thB2028213005
6thB2110172104
7thB2114152302
8thA22131702
9thA264132504
10thB2112122004
11thB21169901
12thB21136702
13thB21156803
14thA22204600
15thA2814412
16thA23002400
17thB21112300
18thB21182300
19thM231100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2013

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2013: 47.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2013

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2013: 94.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2013, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years