Ditchling road traffic accidents
Ditchling recorded 55 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 77 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 8 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 77
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 77
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ditchling
Roads in Ditchling
Postcode districts in Ditchling
Planning applications nearby
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Accidents in Ditchling
Road collision statistics for Ditchling
Collisions recorded
55
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
77
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
8
14.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ditchling
Collisions in Ditchling are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.8% of the total), with 34.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
87.3% of recorded collisions in Ditchling happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ditchling have produced 77 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 8 collisions, Monday 10 collisions, Tuesday 8 collisions, Wednesday 4 collisions, Thursday 6 collisions, Friday 12 collisions, Saturday 7 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 36 collisions, Darkness 19 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 48 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 43 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 40 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 46 casualties, Passenger 22 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ditchling
How many road accidents have there been in Ditchling?
55 collisions have been recorded in Ditchling in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 77 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ditchling were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 8 were serious — 14.5% of all recorded collisions in Ditchling resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ditchling?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Ditchling, accounting for 21.8% of them, and 34.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ditchling happen on?
87.3% of collisions in Ditchling are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ditchling?
Pedestrians make up 11.7% of the 77 casualties recorded in Ditchling.
Is road safety in Ditchling getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ditchling rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Ditchling come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ditchling cover 1999 to 2025.