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East Grinstead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,275 road traffic collisions in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,791 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 418 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
2,275
414th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,791
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
418
458 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for East Grinstead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal210.9%
  • Serious41818%
  • Slight1,83681%

What the data shows

  • East Grinstead had 306 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 337 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in East Grinstead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 370 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Grinstead, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in East Grinstead.

Where East Grinstead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
414th
Most casualties
425th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
394th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (14%)
  • Tuesday308 (14%)
  • Wednesday351 (15%)
  • Thursday338 (15%)
  • Friday388 (17%)
  • Saturday341 (15%)
  • Sunday236 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,689 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit484 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,912 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road189 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout121 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph1,645 (72%)
  • 40 mph469 (21%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,805 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds271 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other65 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded50 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,370 (49%)
  • Pedestrian508 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist486 (17%)
  • Cyclist304 (11%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Grinstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Grinstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Grinstead peaked at 88 in 1981; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253036
20243848
20233235
20221921
20212636
20203037
20193338
20183748
20172531
20163641
20152939
20143850
20133042
20123035
20113236
20103238
20093238
20083439
20074044
20064059
20054148
20044853
20035565
20025768
20015972
20004665
19994966
19987797
19976991
19965262
19954959
19946891
19936070
19926071
19914252
19905567
19894561
19884549
19875870
19865971
19858298
19847489
19836576
19827589
198188105
19808098
19797497

Map of recent crashes in East Grinstead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Grinstead

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Grinstead

The 24 most recent collisions in East Grinstead happened between 28 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Grinstead

The A22 has the most collisions in East Grinstead, 964 of 2,275 (42%), followed by the B2110 (202).

Collisions in East Grinstead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229641,18111151
2ndB2110202261347
3rdA264197249144
4thA22003300

Council areas covering East Grinstead

Collisions in East Grinstead were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Sussex has 2,254 of 2,275 (99%).

Collisions in East Grinstead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex2,2542,76321410
2ndTandridge202507

Postcode district for East Grinstead

All 2,275 collisions in East Grinstead were in the RH19 postcode district.