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RH15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,639 road traffic collisions in the RH15 postcode district, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 513 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
2,639
1,461st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,369
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
513
576 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RH15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal240.9%
  • Serious51319%
  • Slight2,10280%

What the data shows

  • RH15 had 385 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 476 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in RH15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 489 children under 16 were killed or injured in RH15, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in RH15.

Where RH15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,461st
Most casualties
1,534th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday340 (13%)
  • Tuesday410 (16%)
  • Wednesday397 (15%)
  • Thursday440 (17%)
  • Friday456 (17%)
  • Saturday378 (14%)
  • Sunday218 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,881 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit556 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,293 (87%)
  • Roundabout238 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,007 (76%)
  • 40 mph161 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph425 (16%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,087 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds354 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,821 (54%)
  • Pedestrian507 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist470 (14%)
  • Cyclist420 (12%)
  • Van occupant65 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RH15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RH15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RH15 peaked at 89 in 1985; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253036
20243949
20233744
20223338
20212831
20203643
20195068
20183746
20174360
20165272
20156385
20145466
20135675
20124450
20115370
20104049
20093944
20083553
20075771
20063544
20054960
20046380
20034556
20024858
20015673
20006282
19997299
19985776
19977791
19966581
19956294
19946589
19936085
19926891
19917590
199082112
19895671
19887289
19876679
19866884
198589114
198480102
19836483
19827287
19816988
19806169
19797592

Map of recent crashes in RH15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RH15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RH15

The 24 most recent collisions in RH15 happened between 12 April and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RH15

The A273 has the most collisions in RH15, 357 of 2,639 (14%), followed by the B2113 (308).

Collisions in RH15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA273357454570
2ndB2113308382162
3rdB2112227361757
4thB2036213303140
5thA23007902
6thA2723301

Council areas covering RH15

Collisions in RH15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Sussex has 2,381 of 2,639 (90%).

Collisions in RH15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex2,3812,96117452
2ndLewes257407761

Town in RH15

Of the 2,639 collisions in RH15, 2,104 (80%) were in Burgess Hill.