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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2023, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2022 (265), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 2023
292
Up 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
365
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight27976%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 292, up 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 292
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday58 (20%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (9.6%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March15 (5.1%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May37 (13%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December26 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph137 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph28 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph57 (20%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (61%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 7526 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (72%)
  • Passenger58 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 115th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2023

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2023, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2023

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2023: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA233946010
2ndA272223003
3rdB2028141603
4thB2110131604
5thA22121304
6thB2272111201
7thA273102133
8thB2116101004
9thB203691101
10thB211491102
11thB211381002
12thA2647801
13thA22203401
14thB21123300
15thA23002200
16thB21152200
17thB21842301
18thB2031100
19thB21181110

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2023

Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2023: 42.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2023

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2023: 70.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years