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Crawley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2002, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (368), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2002
336
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
447
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2002

0.6% of collisions in Crawley in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39588%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 336, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.5%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March28 (8.3%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May22 (6.5%)
  • June23 (6.8%)
  • July25 (7.4%)
  • August18 (5.4%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (60%)
  • Wet or damp129 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph172 (51%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (12%)
  • 70 mph88 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (30%)
  • Roundabout55 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (67%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (24%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (62%)
  • Passenger124 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Crawley ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2002.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2002

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2002, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2002

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2002: 69, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236999113
2ndM23325104
3rdA2220313706
4thA264121611
5thA2011111201
6thA20049901
7thA221991000
8thB203681201
9thB21143600
10thA2221100
11thA23001100
12thA241100
13thB20281100
14thB20371100
15thB21331101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2002

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2002: 199.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2002

RH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2002: 144.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years