Sussex has been named among the UK’s top five police force areas for road collisions.
New research from Marshall Motor Group shows that Sussex Police recorded 12,893 road traffic collisions between 2022 and October 2025.
The figures, based on data obtained through Freedom of Information requests, place Sussex as the fifth highest among police force areas in the UK.
However, yearly breakdowns for Sussex show that despite the high number of collisions, numbers across the county have consistently fallen since 2022.
There were 3,677 collisions in 2022, 3,524 in 2023, 3,317 in 2024 and 2,375 up to October 2025.
This bucks the national trend, which saw collision rates fall between 2022 and 2023, before rising again in 2024.
Sussex Police identified Fridays between 12pm and 5.59pm as the most common time for collisions in both 2022 and 2023.
The police force area which saw the most collisions between 2022 and 2025 was West Midlands Police, with 29,806.
Across the UK, there were a total of 218,817 collisions recorded in the four-year period analysed.
This means Sussex had almost six per cent of the collisions in the country.
Ben Welham, motoring expert at Marshall Motor Group, said:
“These figures show just how persistent the collision problem is across the UK.
"With more than 57,000 incidents a year, we aren’t seeing the meaningful improvement we need.
"Understanding where and why these crashes happen is essential if we want safer roads.”
He added that drivers should plan breaks on motorway journeys to help stay alert and beware of tailgating, making sure to maintain a suitable distance at high speeds.
Sussex Police have been approached for comment.
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