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Crawley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1988, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (335), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 1988
358
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
460
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1988

2% of collisions in Crawley in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight37682%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 358, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (19%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (13%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April33 (9.2%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June32 (8.9%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September22 (6.1%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December17 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph230 (64%)
  • 40 mph49 (14%)
  • 60 mph29 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (22%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (52%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2572 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (55%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Crawley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Crawley ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1988.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1988

The A264 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1988: 58, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2645877013
2ndA234561214
3rdM23192903
4thA2004182104
5thB2036162911
6thA22196701
7thB21255601
8thA20113301

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1988

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1988: 279.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1988

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1988: 201.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years