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Crawley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1996, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (391), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1996
427
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
552
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Crawley in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight37989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious488.7%
  • Slight50291%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 427, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February35 (8.2%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April36 (8.4%)
  • May34 (8%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August23 (5.4%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November38 (8.9%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (66%)
  • Wet or damp134 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (59%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (7%)
  • 70 mph87 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (24%)
  • Roundabout77 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (68%)
  • Cyclist65 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 35147 (27%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (67%)
  • Passenger129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1996.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1996

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1996: 86, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA238611218
2ndA2220313811
3rdM23284203
4thA2219213103
5thB2036172504
6thA2004151802
7thA2011121301
8thA26491304

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1996

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1996: 307.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1996

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1996: 221.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years