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Cuckfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Cuckfield, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
327
1,478th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
403
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
53
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cuckfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight27083%

What the data shows

  • Cuckfield had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% more than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Cuckfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cuckfield, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Cuckfield.

Where Cuckfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,478th
Most casualties
1,513th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (20%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (89%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph255 (78%)
  • 40 mph52 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant231 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cuckfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cuckfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cuckfield peaked at 18 in 1985; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202488
2023810
202211
202112
202078
201944
201822
201755
201634
201511
201434
201345
201233
201167
201011
200955
200867
200745
200666
2005912
200422
2003511
200267
200168
200068
199947
1998912
199789
1996810
199589
199467
19931018
199267
19911214
19901215
1989910
198878
198778
1986910
19851821
19841314
19831622
19821418
1981910
19801112
19791318

Map of recent crashes in Cuckfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cuckfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cuckfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Cuckfield happened between 3 May 2021 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cuckfield

The B2036 has the most collisions in Cuckfield, 113 of 327 (35%), followed by the A272 (84).

Collisions in Cuckfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2036113130117
2ndA27284121218
3rdB2184475317
4thB2114273305
5thB21153500

Council area for Cuckfield

Cuckfield is in Mid Sussex, where police recorded 20,636 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cuckfield accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode districts in Cuckfield

Collisions in Cuckfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RH17 (294) and RH16 (33).