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Crawley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1984, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (309), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 1984
327
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
390
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Crawley in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8125%
  • Slight24274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight29576%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 327, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (18%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.1%)
  • February33 (10%)
  • March18 (5.5%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June17 (5.2%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September29 (8.9%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December23 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (58%)
  • 40 mph58 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (24%)
  • Cyclist71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • 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 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (26%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (65%)
  • Passenger70 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (61%)
  • Motorcycle96 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1984.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1984

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1984: 50, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235058214
2ndA2644553114
3rdB2036192907
4thA2219131303
5thA2004121602
6thM23121501
7thB21256603
8thA20113401
9thB21151101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1984

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1984: 251.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1984

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1984: 179.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years