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Crawley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1985, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (327), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 1985
337
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
422
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Crawley in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33980%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 337, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (19%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.9%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.9%)
  • April17 (5%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August31 (9.2%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November27 (8%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (58%)
  • 40 mph49 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph57 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (21%)
  • Roundabout38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (23%)
  • Cyclist62 (15%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (25%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (65%)
  • Passenger88 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (60%)
  • Motorcycle102 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1985.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1985

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1985: 62, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236279214
2ndA264415506
3rdA2004152204
4thB2036142302
5thB2125141406
6thM23111113
7thA2219101304
8thA20111101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1985

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1985: 252.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1985

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1985: 166.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years