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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2014, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (373), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 2014
370
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
527
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight28477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight43482%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 370, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday46 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April17 (4.6%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July30 (8.1%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November29 (7.8%)
  • December25 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph173 (47%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph100 (27%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (71%)
  • Passenger106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 139th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2014

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2014, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2014

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2014: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23396607
2ndA272365508
3rdB2028243208
4thB2110243715
5thB2036212302
6thA264182405
7thA22162102
8thA273132005
9thB211491102
10thB211381101
11thB211681503
12thB21125501
13thA23004800
14thB21154801
15thA2813301
16thM232201
17thB21171301

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2014

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2014: 56.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2014

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2014: 96.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2014, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years