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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2016, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (363), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 2016
360
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
493
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight40783%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 360, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December23 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (70%)
  • Wet or damp105 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph180 (50%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph86 (24%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.1%)
  • Over 7537 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (73%)
  • Passenger106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 138th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2016

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2016, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2016

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2016: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23376015
2ndA273223105
3rdB2028192303
4thA272182602
5thA264172707
6thA22162002
7thB2036142406
8thB2110141603
9thB2112141702
10thB2116111405
11thB211481101
12thB211571301
13thB21136802
14thA23004603
15thB21184701
16thA22203701
17thA2813300
18thB21111100
19thB21171100
20thB21841100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2016

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2016: 50.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2016

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2016: 83.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years