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Bolney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Bolney, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
158
2,207th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
237
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bolney

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2315%
  • Slight13485%

What the data shows

  • Bolney had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Bolney were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bolney are between 9am and noon, with 24% of collisions.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bolney, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bolney ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,207th
Most casualties
2,062nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (20%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (8.9%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (88%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 40 mph42 (27%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph94 (59%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant176 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.5%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bolney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bolney peaked at 9 in 1981; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202423
202334
202224
202111
202011
201934
201811
201736
201622
2015710
201437
201322
201222
201100
201011
200958
200824
200734
200611
200522
200422
200333
200245
200134
200046
199933
199811
199733
199623
199524
199422
199334
199245
1991712
199046
198956
198846
1987811
198657
198567
198448
198356
1982615
1981914
198047
1979717

Map of recent crashes in Bolney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bolney

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bolney

The 24 most recent collisions in Bolney happened between 17 June 2015 and 6 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bolney

The A272 has the most collisions in Bolney, 89 of 158 (56%), followed by the A23 (57).

Collisions in Bolney on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27289130010
2ndA235792113

Council area for Bolney

Bolney is in Mid Sussex, where police recorded 20,636 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bolney accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Bolney

All 158 collisions in Bolney were in the RH17 postcode district.