Skip to main content
CrashStats

Crawley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1981, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (312), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 1981
298
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
361
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Crawley in 1981 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight30183%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 298, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (18%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March27 (9.1%)
  • April22 (7.4%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June17 (5.7%)
  • July22 (7.4%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October23 (7.7%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (57%)
  • Wet or damp118 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (66%)
  • 40 mph45 (15%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph32 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (76%)
  • Roundabout41 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (29%)
  • Cyclist58 (16%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (70%)
  • Passenger62 (17%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (60%)
  • Motorcycle106 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1981.

Collisions
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1981

The A264 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1981: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA264445517
2ndA23394816
3rdA2004192416
4thB2036152306
5thA2219111101
6thB2125101001
7thA20112300
8thM231201

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1981

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1981: 235.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1981

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1981: 166.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years