Slight
Tesla Model Y crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 8 Nov 2025, 17:12
- Tesla Model Y and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025471665495
Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN45 7FN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 153 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Downland Villages ward, Mid Sussex, from 2001 to 2025, with 235 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 153
- 5,478th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 235
- 1.54 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the BN45 7FN hotspot
37 of the 153 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.3%
- Serious3523%
- Slight11676%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 42
- Slightly injured
- 190
- All casualties
- 235
Accidents by year at the BN45 7FN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2009, against an average of 6.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BN45 7FN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12 | 23 |
| 2009 | 13 | 19 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 | 14 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 8 | 16 |
Map of crashes at the BN45 7FN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BN45 7FN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN45 7FN area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BN45 7FN hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Downland Villages
- Council area
- Mid Sussex
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- BN45 7FN
- Postcode district
- BN45
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 50.89485, -0.16356
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 8 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,478th of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near BN45 7FN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN45 7EE area, 1.5 km away, with 128 collisions.
- Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN45 7EE area1.5 km away, 211 casualties128 collisions
- Hassocks, Mid Sussex, BN6 9PQ area2 km away, 108 casualties74 collisions
- Westdene & Hove Park, Brighton and Hove, BN1 8ZG area2.2 km away, 156 casualties92 collisions
- Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN45 7AD area2.7 km away, 102 casualties76 collisions
- Patcham & Hollingbury, Brighton and Hove, BN1 8YG area3.2 km away, 667 casualties479 collisions
- Patcham & Hollingbury, Brighton and Hove, BN1 8RN area3.3 km away, 92 casualties67 collisions
- Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN6 9FT area3.3 km away, 135 casualties84 collisions
- Hassocks, Mid Sussex, BN6 8JE area3.5 km away, 210 casualties172 collisions
All 153 crashes at the BN45 7FN hotspot
Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 8 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Mid Sussex, 2 Mar 2025, 16:05
- Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025471560193
- Slight
Yamaha crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 24 Oct 2024, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471508239
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 26 Aug 2024, 08:19
- BMW 3 Series and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471484830
- Slight
Car crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 13 May 2024, 12:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471442178
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 3 Apr 2024, 08:22
- Nissan Micra, Suzuki Alto and Hyundai ix35
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471427392
- Slight
Mercedes V Class crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 7 Jan 2024, 11:25
- Mercedes V Class and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024471395595
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 2 Aug 2023, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471338000
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Mid Sussex, 25 Jun 2023, 09:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471326616
- Slight
BMW M3 crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 23 Apr 2023, 21:45
- BMW M3 and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023471299981
- Slight
Honda GLR 125 crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 13 Apr 2023, 18:00
- Honda GLR 125 and Volvo V50
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023471297774
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 25 Oct 2022, 01:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022471234132
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Mid Sussex, 28 Sep 2022, 17:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022471224298
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 3 Sep 2022, 22:52
- Audi A3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022471216854
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 24 Jun 2022, 06:29
- Honda Civic and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022471191466
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Mid Sussex, 22 Sep 2021, 17:20
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021471091167
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 1 Aug 2021, 12:38
- Peugeot 107 and Land Rover Defender
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2021471074537
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 15 Jul 2021, 12:19
- Vauxhall Corsa, Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Transporter
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021471066604
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 14 Sep 2020, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020470980632
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 13 Mar 2020, 08:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020470939799
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 29 Feb 2020, 08:48
- Audi A5 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020470935855
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 29 Feb 2020, 07:55
- Renault Megane, Audi A1 and Mini Cooper
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020470935230
- Slight
Scania crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 5 Dec 2019, 17:20
- Scania and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470907549
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 25 Oct 2019, 09:58
- Renault Megane and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019470891778
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 27 Aug 2019, 17:00
- Toyota Yaris and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019470871791
- Serious
Scania crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 31 May 2019, 14:13
- Scania and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019470845672
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 7 Feb 2019, 05:02
- Ford Fiesta and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019471900715
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 2 Nov 2018, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471806063
- Slight
Mitsubishi L200 crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 21 Oct 2018, 09:56
- Mitsubishi L200, Ford S-Max and Mazda CX5
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018471805858
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 13 Sep 2018, 11:57
- Citroen C1 and Volvo S40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471805116
- Slight
BMW crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 5 May 2018, 13:32
- BMW and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018471802427
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 9 Dec 2017, 02:07
- Volkswagen Golf and Alfa Romeo 159
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017471706995
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 8 Nov 2017, 15:00
- Audi A3 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471706303
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 11 Sep 2017, 16:30
- Ford Transit Connect and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471705184
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 10 Jun 2017, 19:00
- Land Rover Discovery and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471703206
- Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 10 Jun 2017, 10:40
- Volkswagen Beetle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471703204
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 28 Feb 2017, 07:10
- Volkswagen Passat, Saab 9-3, BMW 3 Series, Fiat 500 and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017471701167
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 19 Nov 2016, 00:35
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471606943
- Slight
MAN crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 18 Nov 2016, 16:59
- MAN and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471606939
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 22 Oct 2016, 11:55
- Citroen Dispatch and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471606344
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 13 Aug 2016, 22:35
- Mercedes E Class and Saab 9-5
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2016471604898
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on the A273 in Mid Sussex, 18 Mar 2016, 11:00
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016471601738
- Slight
Chevrolet Tacuma crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 29 Dec 2015, 20:49
- Chevrolet Tacuma, Peugeot 206, Citroen Xsara and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015471507722
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 26 Dec 2015, 02:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471507666
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 27 Nov 2015, 07:19
- BMW 5 Series, Mercedes B Class, Renault Espace and BMW 1 Series
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015471507015
- Serious
Peugeot 207 crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 30 Oct 2015, 22:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471506353
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 11 Oct 2015, 17:03
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471505969
- Slight
Jeep Cherokee crash on the A23 in Mid Sussex, 20 Sep 2015, 17:58
- Jeep Cherokee and Renault Captur
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015471505473