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RH16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,406 road traffic collisions in the RH16 postcode district, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 640 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,406
1,128th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,348
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
36 people killed
Serious collisions
640
707 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RH16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361.1%
  • Serious64019%
  • Slight2,73080%

What the data shows

  • RH16 had 491 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 619 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in RH16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 483 children under 16 were killed or injured in RH16, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in RH16.

Where RH16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,128th
Most casualties
1,205th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,092nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday459 (13%)
  • Tuesday541 (16%)
  • Wednesday542 (16%)
  • Thursday533 (16%)
  • Friday547 (16%)
  • Saturday473 (14%)
  • Sunday311 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,527 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit564 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting257 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,029 (89%)
  • Roundabout237 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,332 (68%)
  • 40 mph252 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph758 (22%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,623 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds478 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other94 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,458 (57%)
  • Pedestrian637 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist619 (14%)
  • Cyclist441 (10%)
  • Van occupant70 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RH16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RH16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RH16 peaked at 104 in 1990; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253540
20244453
20235763
20225666
20213538
20203951
20195063
20185468
20175767
20166473
20155873
20146678
20136892
20125368
20116892
20104351
20095777
20085573
200777112
20067499
20057789
200487110
200391130
200284100
200181116
20007197
199992132
199894115
199787123
199672100
199595132
199478125
19936277
199282112
199193117
1990104136
198998124
198884100
19877296
19866881
198598114
1984102122
19838190
198291110
198192111
19807694
19798498

Map of recent crashes in RH16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RH16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RH16

The 24 most recent collisions in RH16 happened between 17 May and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RH16

The A272 has the most collisions in RH16, 549 of 3,406 (16%), followed by the B2028 (444).

Collisions in RH16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272549654582
2ndB2028444569390
3rdB2112398516283
4thA273155247336
5thB211195116017
6thB22725770115
7thB2036101503
8thB21844501

Council areas covering RH16

Collisions in RH16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Mid Sussex has 3,386 of 3,406 (99%).

Collisions in RH16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex3,3864,31536634
2ndLewes132305
3rdCrawley3501

Towns in RH16

Collisions in RH16 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Haywards Heath (2,498) and Cuckfield (33).