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Copthorne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in Copthorne, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 128 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
653
987th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
890
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
128
144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Copthorne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious12820%
  • Slight51379%

What the data shows

  • Copthorne had 86 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 129 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Copthorne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 76 children under 16 were killed or injured in Copthorne, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Copthorne.

Where Copthorne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
987th
Most casualties
940th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
964th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday93 (14%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (88%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph210 (32%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph105 (16%)
  • 60 mph251 (38%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant611 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (14%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Copthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Copthorne peaked at 26 in 1987; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251518
20241115
202345
2022913
202135
202045
20191222
20181016
201758
20161318
20151518
20141416
20131419
20121012
2011910
20101217
20091517
20081522
2007911
20061623
20051115
20041217
20031627
20021623
200178
20001212
19991929
19982226
1997813
19961522
19951116
19942030
19931724
19922227
19911421
19901015
19891623
19881726
19872631
19861012
19852026
19842538
19831422
19822330
19811619
19801620
19792328

Map of recent crashes in Copthorne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Copthorne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Copthorne

The 24 most recent collisions in Copthorne happened between 18 May 2024 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Copthorne

The A264 has the most collisions in Copthorne, 269 of 653 (41%), followed by the B2037 (75).

Collisions in Copthorne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA264269373560
2ndB203775119212
3rdB2028426217
4thA2220365218
5thM23101500

Council areas covering Copthorne

Collisions in Copthorne were recorded in 3 council areas. Mid Sussex has 451 of 653 (69%).

Collisions in Copthorne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex451597888
2ndTandridge172250338
3rdCrawley284112

Postcode districts in Copthorne

Collisions in Copthorne were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by RH10 (646) and RH6 (4).