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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2022, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2021 (224), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 2022
265
Up 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
349
Up 20% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2022

1.9% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious6725%
  • Slight19373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight27178%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 265, up 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 265
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.4%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May23 (8.7%)
  • June24 (9.1%)
  • July21 (7.9%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December16 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (69%)
  • Wet or damp77 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph107 (40%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph85 (32%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (72%)
  • Passenger68 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 136th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2022

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath, Mid Sussex, RH16 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2022, with 22 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2022

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2022: 31, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23314918
2ndA272141904
3rdA264131602
4thA273121801
5thB2028111101
6thB2272101102
7thA229903
8thB211091002
9thB211281002
10thA2817704
11thB211471112
12thA23006903
13thB20365702
14thB21135501
15thB21114401
16thB21163302
17thA22202201
18thB21172300
19thB21151200
20thM231200

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2022

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2022: 46.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2022

RH16 and RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2022, with 56 each.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2022, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years