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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2019, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (300), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 2019
318
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
437
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight23373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight34479%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 318, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.2%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April13 (4.1%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June30 (9.4%)
  • July12 (3.8%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (58%)
  • Wet or damp126 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph145 (46%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph79 (25%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7536 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (67%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 123rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2019

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds, Mid Sussex, RH15 9BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2019, with 20 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2019

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2019: 33, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23334909
2ndA272264001
3rdA273233508
4thB2036182507
5thB2110142003
6thB2028131702
7thB2112121513
8thA22101202
9thA26481002
10thB21136702
11thB21146802
12thA222041000
13thB21164401
14thB21113300
15thB22723300
16thA23002400
17thA2812201
18thB21152200
19thB21172301
20thB21181101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2019

Burgess Hill had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2019: 40.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2019

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2019: 78.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years