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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2017, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (360), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 2017
331
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
458
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight37381%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 331, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February36 (11%)
  • March27 (8.2%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September18 (5.4%)
  • October21 (6.3%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (67%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph139 (42%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph85 (26%)
  • 70 mph56 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (69%)
  • Passenger104 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 133rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2017

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2017, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2017

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2017: 60, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23609416
2ndA272213616
3rdA273202906
4thB2112142001
5thB2110131703
6thB2028121602
7thB2036111202
8thB2114112002
9thA22101313
10thB2272101213
11thA26491001
12thB211671003
13thB21135501
14thB21154702
15thA23003300
16thA22202300
17thB21842201
18thA2811100
19thB21181200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2017

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2017: 43.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2017

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2017: 87.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2017, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years