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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2020, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (318), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2020
253
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
323
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2020

1.6% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2020 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious8534%
  • Slight16465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8526%
  • Slight23472%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 253, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 253
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February35 (14%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April5 (2%)
  • May15 (5.9%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October17 (6.7%)
  • November20 (7.9%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (60%)
  • Wet or damp98 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph113 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (24%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (65%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (73%)
  • Passenger58 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 118th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2020

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2020, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2020

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2020: 31, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23314407
2ndB2110172205
3rdB2028161713
4thB2036152005
5thA272141807
6thA22121313
7thA264121607
8thA2737804
9thB21167703
10thB21124402
11thB21144902
12thB22724402
13thA23003400
14thA2813311
15thA22202201
16thB21112200
17thB21132200
18thB21182201
19thB21842201
20thB21151101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2020

East Grinstead and Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2020, with 30 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2020

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2020: 71.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years