Road collision and casualty data

View collision and casualty data for West Sussex.

Data tables

The following data tables show the end-of-year road traffic casualty totals reported to the Department for Transport (DfT). View a map of the collision locations.

All casualties and age groups

All casualties: Detailing casualty type and numbers for years 2020 through to 2024, with the last row showing the total number for that year.
All casualties 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Pedestrians  184 178 232 259 231
Cyclists  298 254 250 257 206
Motorcyclists  207 207 286 277 264
Car occupants  1194 1221 1518 1452 1424
Bus occupants  7 16 46 15 19
Goods vehicles  74 76 91 91 87
Other
highway users
 23 20 30 27 26
Total  1987 1972  2453 2378 2257
Casualties and age (all casualties): Showing age range and casualties for years 2020 through to 2024.
Casualties and age 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Children (0 to 15)  121 142 210 168 208
Young car drivers (17 to 24)  178 154 203 181 175
65+ years  234 246 312 331 316

Killed (fatal) and serious casualties and age groups

Due to a change of the police recording system in 2019, data for 2020 and afterwards cannot be directly compared to data earlier than 2019. The travel restrictions during 2020 and 2021 have suppressed the overall casualty rates for the year.

Killed or serious injury (KSI) casualties: Detailing casualty type and numbers for years 2020 through to 2024, with the last row showing the total number for that year.
KSI casualties 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Pedestrians  71 48 71 85 78
Cyclists  111 82 68 78 68
Motorcyclists  96 110 108 115 115
Car occupants  199 204 267 226 246
Bus occupants  2 3 6 4 3
Goods vehicles  20 13 17 15 13
Other
highway users
 6 9 8 6 4
Total  505 469  545 529 527
Casualties and age (KSI): Showing age range and casualties for years 2020 through to 2024.
Casualties and age 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Children (0 to 15)  23 23 38 24 30
Young car drivers (17 to 24)  29 24 22 25 25
65+ years  83 68 103 101 107
 
Last updated:
2 March 2026
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