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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2018, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (331), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2018
300
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
414
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight23679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight34583%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 300, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9%)
  • February26 (8.7%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May20 (6.7%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August18 (6%)
  • September22 (7.3%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December26 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (69%)
  • Wet or damp92 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph129 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph78 (26%)
  • 70 mph37 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (70%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 142nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2018

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2018, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2018

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2018: 40, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA234060012
2ndA272213216
3rdB2110192304
4thB2036162003
5thA22141702
6thA273142101
7thB2028141902
8thA264131701
9thA281111405
10thB2112111501
11thB21137701
12thB21166602
13thB211451001
14thB21153400
15thA23002201
16thB21172300
17thB21182400
18thB21111201
19thB21841100
20thB22721100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2018

East Grinstead and Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2018, with 37 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2018

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2018: 71.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years