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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2021, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2020 (253), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2021
224
Down 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
292
Down 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2021

1.8% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious7132%
  • Slight14967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8128%
  • Slight20671%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 224, down 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 224
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (18%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February13 (5.8%)
  • March14 (6.3%)
  • April24 (11%)
  • May12 (5.4%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July19 (8.5%)
  • August15 (6.7%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October35 (16%)
  • November12 (5.4%)
  • December13 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph100 (45%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph62 (28%)
  • 70 mph25 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.2%)
  • Over 7516 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 154th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2021

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds, Mid Sussex, RH15 9BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2021, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2021

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2021: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23263805
2ndA272172108
3rdA264132212
4thA273121711
5thB2036121604
6thB2028101203
7thA2291103
8thB21136602
9thB21146901
10thA2815604
11thB22725703
12thB21104403
13thB21164511
14thB21113401
15thA22202301
16thA23002401
17thB21122201
18thB21152200
19thB21171101
20thB21181101

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2021

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2021: 30.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2021

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years