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Crawley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1997, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (427), and casualties rose from 552.

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

Collisions in 1997
429
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
556
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Crawley in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight38189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious488.6%
  • Slight50390%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 429, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.6%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June30 (7%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September39 (9.1%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November59 (14%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (61%)
  • Wet or damp157 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (55%)
  • 40 mph53 (12%)
  • 60 mph44 (10%)
  • 70 mph94 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (27%)
  • Roundabout81 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist50 (9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (26%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1997.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1997

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1997: 91, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA239112019
2ndA2220323702
3rdM23284002
4thA2011212912
5thA2004202601
6thB2036203014
7thA221981301
8thA2646800
9thA241100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1997

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1997: 300.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1997

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1997: 235.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years