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Crawley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1980, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (351), and casualties fell from 414.

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

Collisions in 1980
312
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
396
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Crawley in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight24077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight31379%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 312, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (20%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April16 (5.1%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June21 (6.7%)
  • July24 (7.7%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October28 (9%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December31 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (58%)
  • Wet or damp125 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph201 (64%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)
  • Cyclist47 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (33%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.3%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (62%)
  • Passenger86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (62%)
  • Motorcycle104 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Crawley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Crawley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1980.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1980

The A264 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1980: 53, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2645368010
2ndA233854210
3rdA2004202111
4thB2036171802
5thA2219121404
6thB212561102
7thA20113300
8thM233400

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1980

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1980: 258.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1980

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1980: 202.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years