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Crawley road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1986, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (337), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 1986
340
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
410
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Crawley in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight27380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight34283%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 340, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (19%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.4%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April29 (8.5%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July22 (6.5%)
  • August33 (9.7%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December30 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (62%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph201 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph37 (11%)
  • 70 mph58 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (21%)
  • Roundabout42 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (50%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (16%)
  • Cyclist48 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2092 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (20%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (62%)
  • Passenger88 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (69%)
  • Motorcycle69 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Crawley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1986.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1986

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1986: 55, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235569213
2ndA264445107
3rdM23213414
4thB2036182103
5thA2004121403
6thB212591004
7thA22196701
8thA20112200

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1986

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1986: 199.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1986

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1986: 140.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years