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Crawley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1979, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,849 collisions in Crawley.

Collisions in 1979
351
Casualties in 1979
414
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1979

1.1% of collisions in Crawley in 1979 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight33982%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 351.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025211289
2024271368
2023266350
2022256321
2021186240
2020203249
2019301398
2018290356
2017287376
2016278357
2015306422
2014270348
2013239310
2012243318
2011223296
2010237306
2009259336
2008251326
2007264334
2006302392
2005330433
2004297387
2003354467
2002336447
2001368495
2000438549
1999439582
1998445569
1997429556
1996427552
1995391523
1994374474
1993344448
1992349418
1991350466
1990348438
1989382452
1988358460
1987335402
1986340410
1985337422
1984327390
1983309359
1982338427
1981298361
1980312396
1979351414

When and where crashes happen in Crawley in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.4%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (62%)
  • Wet or damp123 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph232 (66%)
  • 40 mph59 (17%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • Roundabout44 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Cyclist63 (15%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (29%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (64%)
  • Passenger76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (60%)
  • Motorcycle122 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Crawley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Crawley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1979.

Collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1979

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1979: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23566807
2ndA264515607
3rdA2004192408
4thA2219141603
5thB2036101403
6thB21259902
7thA20113300

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1979

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1979: 294.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1979

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1979: 219.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years