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Crawley road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1991, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1990 (348), and casualties rose from 438.

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

Collisions in 1991
350
Up 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
466
Up 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Crawley in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight30086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight41589%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 350, up 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May20 (5.7%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (62%)
  • Wet or damp126 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (60%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (8%)
  • 70 mph66 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (21%)
  • Roundabout55 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (66%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2591 (20%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (57%)
  • Passenger145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1991.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1991

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1991: 51, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23518306
2ndA264476205
3rdM23193003
4thA2011172412
5thB2036131603
6thA2004111801
7thA22199902
8thB212571000
9thA241200

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1991

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1991: 255.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1991

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1991: 176.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years