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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2024, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (292), and casualties fell from 365.

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

Collisions in 2024
268
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
353
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2024

1.1% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious7227%
  • Slight19372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8023%
  • Slight27076%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 268, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 268
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (19%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (17%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March12 (4.5%)
  • April19 (7.1%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June13 (4.9%)
  • July24 (9%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September25 (9.3%)
  • October17 (6.3%)
  • November19 (7.1%)
  • December19 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (63%)
  • Wet or damp91 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph151 (56%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (20%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (68%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (10%)
  • Over 7525 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (65%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 133rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2024

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2024, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2024

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2024: 21, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23213012
2ndA272172505
3rdB2036172202
4thA22131305
5thA273121800
6thB2272121704
7thB2028111513
8thB2110111504
9thB2112111204
10thB211471003
11thA2646804
12thA2814501
13thB21164500
14thB21133300
15thB21183403
16thB21172200
17thB21842200
18thA23001101
19thB21111100
20thM231100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2024

East Grinstead had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2024: 38.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2024

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2024: 60.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years