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Crawley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1982, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1981 (298), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 1982
338
Up 13% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
427
Up 18% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Crawley in 1982 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36886%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 338, up 13% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (18%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February15 (4.4%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May25 (7.4%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July17 (5%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October44 (13%)
  • November33 (9.8%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph209 (62%)
  • 40 mph58 (17%)
  • 60 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (28%)
  • Cyclist63 (15%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8%)
  • 16 to 20130 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (62%)
  • Motorcycle123 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1982.

Collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1982

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1982: 64, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236491211
2ndA264425106
3rdA2004232812
4thA2011121512
5thA2219111301
6thB2036111403
7thB212591000
8thM231100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1982

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1982: 281.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1982

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1982: 189.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years