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Crawley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1990, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (382), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 1990
348
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
438
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Crawley in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight29886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight37686%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 348, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (19%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.5%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March30 (8.6%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September34 (9.8%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November32 (9.2%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (70%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph207 (59%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph71 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (20%)
  • Roundabout53 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (62%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (21%)
  • 21 to 2585 (19%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (62%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (75%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1990.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1990

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1990: 66, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23668017
2ndA264293614
3rdA2011192110
4thB2036193003
5thM23152712
6thA2219141511
7thA2004111300
8thB21254401

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1990

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1990: 264.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1990

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1990: 194.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years