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Crawley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2001, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2000 (438), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2001
368
Down 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
495
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Crawley in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight30984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43087%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 368, down 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.5%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April37 (10%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June22 (6%)
  • July34 (9.2%)
  • August24 (6.5%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November26 (7.1%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (64%)
  • Wet or damp122 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph183 (50%)
  • 40 mph38 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph108 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (34%)
  • Roundabout66 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (65%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 35110 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (66%)
  • Passenger114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Crawley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Crawley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2001.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2001

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2001, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2001

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2001: 76, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2376107211
2ndA2220354705
3rdM23284404
4thA2011182604
5thA264151811
6thB2036111310
7thA200491100
8thA22197801
9thA23002200
10thB20372200
11thA2201100
12thA3071100
13thB1431100
14thB20261100
15thB21101300

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2001

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2001: 237.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2001

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2001: 164.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years