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Crawley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 1999, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (445), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 1999
439
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
582
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Crawley in 1999 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious419.3%
  • Slight39590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious447.6%
  • Slight53592%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 439, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (12%)
  • February40 (9.1%)
  • March23 (5.2%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October30 (6.8%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (65%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph230 (52%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph110 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (28%)
  • Roundabout79 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (69%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35138 (24%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (64%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (79%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1999.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 1999

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 1999: 76, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237610822
2ndM23426313
3rdA2220273007
4thA2004192501
5thB2036192504
6thA2219182102
7thA264151600
8thA2011142700
9thA201501
10thA2831100
11thB20281100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 1999

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 1999: 280.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 1999

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 1999: 208.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years