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Mid Sussex road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Mid Sussex in 2025, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (268), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2025
270
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
351
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Sussex in 2025

0.4% of collisions in Mid Sussex in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Mid Sussex from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6725%
  • Slight20275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7221%
  • Slight27879%

Mid Sussex road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Sussex, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 644 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 270, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 270
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (10%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February8 (3%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July16 (5.9%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November18 (6.7%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (70%)
  • Wet or damp75 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph115 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph36 (13%)
  • 60 mph64 (24%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Sussex in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (9.1%)
  • Over 7522 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (72%)
  • Passenger66 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (72%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Sussex in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Sussex had the 132nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Sussex in 2025

East Grinstead Town, Mid Sussex, RH19 1TT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Sussex in 2025, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Sussex with the most crashes in 2025

The A23 had the most collisions in Mid Sussex in 2025: 31, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Sussex, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23314006
2ndA272223108
3rdB2110213006
4thA264172503
5thB2028142105
6thB2036131602
7thA22111100
8thA27381102
9thB211281103
10thB21167802
11thA2815603
12thB21145602
13thB21133300
14thB20372200
15thB21112401
16thB22722401
17thA22201301
18thA23001100
19thB21151101
20thB21181100

Towns in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2025

East Grinstead and Haywards Heath had the most collisions of any town in Mid Sussex in 2025, with 30 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Sussex: crashes in 2025

RH17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Sussex in 2025: 72.

Latest crashes in Mid Sussex in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Sussex in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Mid Sussex road accidents in other years