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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2015, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (370), and casualties fell from 527.

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

Collisions in 2015
363
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
476
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40184%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 363, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday48 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.6%)
  • February21 (5.8%)
  • March22 (6.1%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May32 (8.8%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October30 (8.3%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December35 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph166 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph95 (26%)
  • 70 mph54 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (75%)
  • Passenger84 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 136th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2015

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds, Mid Sussex, RH15 9BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2015, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2015

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2015: 59, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235984013
2ndA272283705
3rdB2028212404
4thB2036182503
5thB2110151912
6thB2112151804
7thB2116151503
8thA22141703
9thA273132002
10thA26491101
11thB211481400
12thB21137901
13thA23006903
14thB21156600
15thA22204601
16thA2812301
17thB21112300
18thB21171100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2015

Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2015, with 50 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2015

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2015: 90.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years