Haywards Heath road traffic accidents
Haywards Heath recorded 1,274 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,561 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 224 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 19% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 224
- Casualties
- 1,561
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 224
- Casualties
- 1,561
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Haywards Heath
Roads in Haywards Heath
Postcode districts in Haywards Heath
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Haywards Heath
Road collision statistics for Haywards Heath
Collisions recorded
1,274
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,561
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
224
18.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Haywards Heath
Collisions in Haywards Heath are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.4% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.3% of recorded collisions in Haywards Heath happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Haywards Heath have produced 1,561 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.5% 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 106 collisions, Monday 182 collisions, Tuesday 204 collisions, Wednesday 206 collisions, Thursday 209 collisions, Friday 195 collisions, Saturday 172 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 967 collisions, Darkness 307 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,074 collisions, Roundabout 131 collisions, One way street 19 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, One way street/Slip road 18 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 1,157 collisions, 40 mph 43 collisions, 50 mph 19 collisions, 60 mph 45 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,004 collisions, Raining no high winds 160 collisions, Other 30 collisions, Unknown 30 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 996 casualties, Passenger 260 casualties, Pedestrian 305 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Haywards Heath
How many road accidents have there been in Haywards Heath?
1,274 collisions have been recorded in Haywards Heath in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,561 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Haywards Heath were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 224 were serious — 18.3% of all recorded collisions in Haywards Heath resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Haywards Heath?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Haywards Heath, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Haywards Heath happen on?
84.3% of collisions in Haywards Heath are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Haywards Heath?
Pedestrians make up 19.5% of the 1,561 casualties recorded in Haywards Heath.
Is road safety in Haywards Heath getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Haywards Heath fell 19% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Haywards Heath 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 Haywards Heath cover 1999 to 2025.