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Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 844 road traffic collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 165 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
844
850th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,013
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
21 people killed
Serious collisions
165
180 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight66278%

What the data shows

  • Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint had 126 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 125 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint.

Where Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
850th
Most casualties
873rd
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
802nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (16%)
  • Wednesday137 (16%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight627 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway808 (96%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph620 (73%)
  • 40 mph142 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant481 (47%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (16%)
  • Cyclist147 (15%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint peaked at 36 in 1983; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
2024910
20231215
202288
20211112
20201414
20192022
20181011
20171015
20162226
20151820
20141017
20131821
20121314
20111616
20101013
20091720
20081516
20072329
20061214
20052127
20041420
20031618
20022021
20011518
20001416
19991826
19982125
19972329
19961718
199577
19941722
19931523
19922124
19912222
19901417
19891924
19881819
19872529
19861921
19853234
19842933
19833647
19823241
19812631
19802740
19792837

Map of recent crashes in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

The 24 most recent collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint happened between 17 July 2023 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

The B2116 has the most collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 342 of 844 (41%), followed by the A273 (196).

Collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2116342395479
2ndA273196254835
3rdB211791001

Council area for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is in Mid Sussex, where police recorded 20,636 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint accounts for 4.1% of them.

Postcode district for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint

All 844 collisions in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint were in the BN6 postcode district.